Tremors felt in Swat and Malakand division. PHOTO: CREATIVE COMMONS
On October 18, tremors were felt in Sohrab, Khuzdar, Sibbi, Quetta and other surrounding areas in Balochistan. No loss of life or property was 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 half of all houses in the area, killing at least 500 people and injuring over a 1,000.
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.
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