Earthquake of 4.8 magnitude jolts Khuzdar

Dunya News

People came out of their homes in panic and started reciting verses from the Holy Quran.

KHUZDAR (Dunya News) - An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale jolted Khuzdar and its adjoining areas in Balochistan province on late Sunday night, Dunya News reported.

People came out of their homes in panic and started reciting verses from the Holy Quran. No loss of life and property was reported due to earthquake.

According to National Seismic Monitoring Centre, Islamabad, the epicenter of the quake which struck on Sunday night was located 180 kilometres from Khuzdar at the depth of 15 kilometres.