KARACHI: A minor earthquake was reported on Saturday morning in Gwadar city of Balochistan.
The earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter Scale occurred 63 km northwest of Gwadar at 9:34 AM on Saturday. No damage or loss of life was reported.
A day earlier, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake jolted various parts of Pakistan including Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar and Murree According to the details, the strong earthquake rocked parts of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
The tremors were felt in Islamabad, Mirpur area of AJK, Murree, Lahore, Peshawar, Swat, Rawalpindi, Multan, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Gujranwala and other cities of the country. The tremors were also felt in Abbottabad, Jhang, North Waziristan, Lower Dir, and Shangla.
Pakistan Meteorological Department stated that the epicenter of the earthquake was in Tajikistan and it had a depth of 80 kilometres. The earthquake originated at 10:02 pm and its magnitude was recorded at 6.4 on the Ritcher scale, it added.
Official said they have not received reports of any casualty or damage but advised the citizens to be careful as the aftershocks are expected.
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) spokesperson said that they were in contact with all the provinces and were monitoring the situation across the country.
