- Epicenter located 100 km south of Karachi, depth 10 km.
- Residents run out of their homes and offices during tremors.
- There are no immediate reports of casualties or damage: authorities.
KARACHI: Residents in several parts of Karachi felt the tremors of an earthquake on Friday, sending people running out of their homes and offices.
The National Seismic Monitoring Center (NSMC) of the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) recorded a magnitude 4 earthquake at a depth of 10 kilometers, with the epicenter about 100 kilometers south of Karachi.
The tremors were recorded in Landhi, Khurramabad, Malir and Korangi, according to the NSMC.
Authorities said there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. It should be noted that the country’s most populous coastal metropolis has experienced multiple tremors in recent months.
Before this tremor, Karachi last experienced seismic activity on March 10, 2026, when a magnitude 3.2 earthquake shook parts of the city, including Malir, at a depth of about 35 kilometers.
On January 19, 2026, a major earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck Islamabad, with tremors originating at a depth of 10 kilometers.
It was also felt in Swat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Hunza in Gilgit-Baltistan, where residents reported partial damage to more than 100 homes, with cracks in the walls.
The landslides caused the closure of roads and paths, including sections of the Karakoram Highway.
According to the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake had a magnitude of 5.9 on the Richter scale and occurred about 50 kilometers northwest of Barishal, at a depth of 35 kilometers.
Since June 2025, Karachi has felt dozens of mild to moderate tremors, highlighting the ongoing seismic activity in the region.
Pakistan lies on the boundary where the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates meet, making the country susceptible to earthquakes.
The region can be difficult to navigate during crises: In 2015, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake in Pakistan and Afghanistan killed nearly 400 people in rugged terrain that impeded relief efforts.
The country was also hit by a 7.6 magnitude earthquake in 2005 that killed more than 73,000 people and left about 3.5 million homeless, mainly in Azad Kashmir.
Balochistan suffered an earthquake in 2021 that killed at least 20 people and injured more than 10, and landslides hampered initial rescue efforts in the remote mountainous district of Harnai.
