SRINAGAR: A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck near Khuzdar in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Saturday, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).
🚨 M5.7 earthquake, 48 km WNW of Khuzdar, Balochistan, Pakistan.
At just 10 km deep, this was a shallow quake and was likely felt across a wide area. Shallow earthquakes can produce stronger local shaking than deeper events of similar magnitude.
This is the only earthquake recorded in the region over the past 30 days, and the largest at M5.7.
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The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres, GFZ said.
Further details about the impact of the earthquake, including any reports of casualties or damage, were not immediately available.
