Tremors felt in Quetta, surrounding areas
No loss of life or property has been reported.
No loss of life or property has been reported. PHOTO: FILE
QUETTA/SIBI:
Tremors were felt in various cities of Balochistan, Express News reported on Friday.
Aftershocks were felt in Sohrab, Khuzdar, Sibbi, Quetta and other surrounding areas. The magnitude of the earthquake is not yet known.
No loss of life or property has been reported.
An earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale had struck the impoverished area of Balochistan on September 24 followed by a number of aftershocks measuring over 4.5 on the Richter scale which devastated over 50% of all houses in the area, killing at least 500 people and injuring over a 1,000 people.
As many as 125,000 people were affected by the earthquakes.
On September 27, an aftershock of the Balochistan earthquake registering magnitude 5 was felt in Awaran. The epicenter of the quake was in Ormara and its depth was around 10 kilometers.
On September 28, a 6.8-magnitude aftershock hit the same area and killed at least 12 more people.
On October 9, tremors were felt once again in areas in Balochistan. This time the epicentre was further east of Khuzdar as a 4.3-magnitude tremblor struck the area.
Tremors were felt in various cities of Balochistan, Express News reported on Friday.
Aftershocks were felt in Sohrab, Khuzdar, Sibbi, Quetta and other surrounding areas. The magnitude of the earthquake is not yet known.
No loss of life or property has been reported.
An earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale had struck the impoverished area of Balochistan on September 24 followed by a number of aftershocks measuring over 4.5 on the Richter scale which devastated over 50% of all houses in the area, killing at least 500 people and injuring over a 1,000 people.
As many as 125,000 people were affected by the earthquakes.
On September 27, an aftershock of the Balochistan earthquake registering magnitude 5 was felt in Awaran. The epicenter of the quake was in Ormara and its depth was around 10 kilometers.
On September 28, a 6.8-magnitude aftershock hit the same area and killed at least 12 more people.
On October 9, tremors were felt once again in areas in Balochistan. This time the epicentre was further east of Khuzdar as a 4.3-magnitude tremblor struck the area.