A number of mild earthquakes rattled Karachi on Sunday with the strongest shaking recorded with 3.6 size on the Richter scale.

People in the affected areas quoted at least six crashes after the mild shaking on Sunday.

According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department’s Seismic Monitoring Center, the episent was near Quaidabad, and the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers at. 17.33 Sunday. This marks the second trembling in Karachi this year, after an earthquake of 4.7 on March 31st.

Later in the night, aftercarents were felt across several neighborhoods including Malir, Landhi, Shah Faisal Colony, Korangi and Jafar Tayyar Society. The second tremor that was registered at.

A third round of trembling was reported in areas such as Quaidabad and Malir.

The repeated shocks sent residents on the run from their homes, recite beans like Kalima and Durood Sharif and became outdoors in fear. Some homes reportedly suffered minor structural damage, including cracks in walls.

No damage or major injury was reported, but fear and uncertainty spread across the city.

Many people said they rushed out of their homes when beds started to shake and Windows rattled.

Adding fuel to the fire, so -called experts went to social media with details of error lines in the city and the chances of a large earthquake.

An influencer on social media went so far as to claim that excess drawing of groundwater has caused the error lines to move, and Malir and the city were experiencing a huge earthquake.

The fact is that Karachi is 150 km away from the intersection of three tectonic plates in the sea, making it vulnerable to an earthquake and tsunami.

Expert insight

Associate Professor and Geologist at the University of Karachi Dr. Adnan Khan told Express Pakinomist that these tremors were smaller and not a cause of alarm. He explained that Karachi lies on a passive margin, far from any major flaws, making large, destructive earthquakes very unlikely.

“These shivers are classified as ‘mild shaking’, which is the result of less tectonic movements and stress structure deep in the Earth’s crust,” Dr. Khan. He added that the Himalayan Tectonic activity that changes the mountain range north by four to five cm each year causes distant pressure that can trigger such minor events.

He also noted that human activities, such as burning of industrial waste and excessive groundwater extraction, can subtly change the structure of the soil and potentially affect seismic behavior.

Dr. Khan advised citizens to remain calm under mild tremors and follow standard conditions – to leave buildings immediately and move to open areas, stay away from foundations or high structures.

Official response

Commissioner Karachi Syed Hassan Naqvi urged residents to remain calm and not faith in rumors circulating on social media.

He confirmed that he had heard chief meteorologist Ameer Haider Laghari, who assured him that trembling was not dangerous, although less activity could continue for the next seven days. He emphasized that earthquakes cannot be predicted with certainty.

The affected areas included Quaidabad, Malir, Saudabad, Gulistan-E-Jauhar, Khokhrapar, Steel Town, Landhi, Korangi, Shah Latif Town and Bhains Colony. The residents reported that they fled from their homes under the shocks, participated in prayer and became outdoors until the shaking went.