Tremors felt in several areas of Karachi

KARACHI: Several areas of port city including Quaidabad, Malir, and Shah Faisal Colony in Karachi were rocked by another earthquake with a Richter scale value of 3.2 On Saturday morning.

The Seismological Center estimates that the earthquake’s epicenter was 12 kilometers north of Malir and that it began at a depth of 35 kilometers.

There were shocks of an earthquake on Saturday morning at around 9:53 AM. Since June 1st, 39 low to light earthquakes have been felt in the Karachi area.

“The seismic energy gathered at the Landhi Fault Line activity, being released with quakes,” Chief Meteorologist Ameer Haider said while adding that earthquake shocks will progressively become less intense.

Earlier, The port city once again witnessed three more earthquakes with intensity ranging from 2 to 3.1 magnitude on the Tuesday night, according to Seismic Monitoring Centre of the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).

Since June 1, a total of 26 tremors have been felt in the city and making it fourth consecutive day of the seismic activity, said the seismological centre.

Chief Meteorologist Amir Haider Laghari warns of more tremors in the forthcoming days as the movement of the plates continues.

Landhi, Quaidabad, Malir, and surrounding neighbourhoods, are the affected areas were the jolts were felt the most and the tremors are raising concerns among residents. No significant damage or injuries have been reported.