Earthquake Of Magnitude 5.8 Jolts Pakistan

An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 on the Richter Scale jolted Pakistan on Saturday, a press release by the Nationwide Heart for Seismology (NCS) stated.

As per the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10km, making it prone to aftershocks.

In a submit on X, the NCS stated, “EQ of M: 5.3, On: 12/04/2025 13:00:55 IST, Lat: 33.70 N, Lengthy: 72.43 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Pakistan.”

Shallow earthquakes are typically extra harmful than deep earthquakes. It is because the seismic waves from shallow earthquakes have a shorter distance to journey to the floor, leading to stronger floor shaking and probably extra injury to buildings and better casualties.

Pakistan is among the most seismically energetic nations on the planet, being crossed by a number of main faults. In consequence, earthquakes in Pakistan happen typically and are damaging.

Pakistan geologically overlaps each the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates. Balochistan, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan provinces lie on the southern fringe of the Eurasian plate on the Iranian Plateau. Sindh, Punjab and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir provinces lie on the north-western fringe of the Indian plate in South Asia. Therefore this area is vulnerable to violent earthquakes, as the 2 tectonic plates collide.

Earlier within the day, Pakistan’s neighbor, Tajikistan was jolted by an earthquake of magnitude 4.2.

In a submit on X, NCS stated, “EQ of M: 4.2, On: 12/04/2025 12:24:09 IST, Lat: 37.04 N, Lengthy: 71.68 E, Depth: 110 Km, Location: Tajikistan.”

On April 5, Pakistan’s one other neighbour, Afghanistan was jolted by an earthquake of magnitude 4.2 on Richter Scale.

“EQ of M: 4.2, On: 05/04/2025 08:45:58 IST, Lat: 35.28 N, Lengthy: 68.75 E, Depth: 90 Km, Location: Afghanistan.”

There have been no rapid stories of casualties or main injury. Additional particulars are awaited.