Different parts of Balochistan on Monday once again felt tremors of 4.8 magnitude on the Richter scale. In the recent days, Balochistan has been hit with earthquakes of varying intensities. A wave of panic gripped the people in cities where tremors were felt and they came out of their houses reciting Kalima Tayyaba. According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre depth of the earthquake was 30 kilometre with its centre 76 kilometre east of Zhob. In another quake in Balochistan last days tremors of 5.6 magnitude on the Richter scale had hit different cities of the province. An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale shook Khuzdar and its adjoining areas in Balochistan province on late Wednesday night.

People came out of their homes in panic and started reciting verses from the Holy Quran. No loss of life and property was reported from any part of Khuzdar due to earthquake. According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre, Islamabad, the epicenter of the earthquake was located 72 kilometres northwest of Khuzdar at the depth of 43 kilometres. It is pertinent to mention here that this was the fourth earthquake that hit Balochistan in the past 72 hours. Earthquakes were also felt in different areas of Balochistan including Quetta on Tuesday and Wednesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was southwest of Quetta.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan