An earthquake of 3.2 magnitude struck Karachi’s Malir neighbourhood, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said on Wednesday.
The quake was recorded to have occurred at 9:34 am with its epicentre around seven kilometres northwest of Malir at a depth of 10 kilometres, the Met Office added. No loss of life or property has been reported so far.
The tremors came days after a 5.5-magnitude quake jolted Islamabad and multiple areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa last week. Earthquakes have frequently rattled the region, especially Pakistan and Afghanistan in recent years. Record shows seismic activity in neighbouring countries lying at the intersection of Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates.
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Last month, Afghanistan witnessed a massive magnitude 6 earthquake in the rugged eastern region of the country, killing more than 2,200 people and injuring several thousand others. Several parts of Pakistan, including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Mardan, Chitral, Murree, and adjoining areas, also felt the tremors in the following days, with reports of effects being felt as far away as Lahore, prompting citizens to rush out of their homes in panic.
Karachi experienced multiple tremors back in June, with the tally rising to at least 57 in one month. Chief Meteorologist Aamir Haider explained that these tremors had occurred due to the reactivation of the Landhi Fault Line after several decades, adding that the fault was going through a normalisation phase.
