The chief meteorologist Amir Haider Laghari clarified on Wednesday that there is no technology to predict earthquakes, discrediting speculation about high intensity tremors in the next few days.
“Karachi has historically experienced earthquakes of 5.5 and 5.8 magnitude,” Laghari said in a statement.
He explained that mild earthquakes originated due to the activation of the Landhi fault line, which is going through an adjustment process.
He said that millions of earthquakes of this nature occur everywhere daily.
The Head of the Department of Meteorology of Pakistan (PMD) also said that an common person, even in developed countries such as Japan, cannot make predictions about seismic activity.
The port city experienced three more earthquakes with intensities ranging from 2 to 3.1 magnitude last night, which makes the fourth consecutive day of tremors.
According to the PMD seismic monitoring center, the last activity has taken the total number of tremors that are felt in Karachi to 26 since June 1, said the seismological center.
Since Sunday, multiple mild tremors have been felt in Landhi, Quaidabad, Malir and the neighborhoods of Karachi, who raise concerns among residents. No significant damage or injury have been reported.
