KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has reported a 4.5 magnitude earthquake in Karachi on Monday.
According to PMD, the quake struck 60km from Gadani at a depth of 10km. The intensity was initially erroneously reported to be 3.6 on the Richter scale and incorrectly said to have occurred 100 km southeast of Karachi.
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the exact location of the earthquake’s epicenter was 25.129°N 66.595°E, 13km west of Gadani. The USGS, however, stood by its data.
The body-wave magnitude was recorded at 4.5 Mb, it added, underlining that the earthquake hit in 50 phases. Earlier, the PMD had reported that the tremors of the Karachi earthquake were felt at 6:17 am and that the depth of the quake’s epicenter was 10km underground.
In a tweet, Pakistan’s National Seismic Monitoring Centre also said, “ Earthquake of Magnitude:3.5, Occurred on 02-11-2020, 06:54:43 IST, Lat: 32.97 & Long: 78.55, Depth: 10 Km, Location: 51km NW of Hanley, Jammu & Kashmir, India for more information”.
Earthquake of Magnitude:3.5, Occurred on 02-11-2020, 06:54:43 IST, Lat: 32.97 & Long: 78.55, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: 51km NW of Hanley, Jammu & Kashmir, India for more information https://t.co/YPFQUzdWrS pic.twitter.com/EEV9vzDA8r
— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) November 2, 2020
