Mild earthquake jolts Musakhel district of Balochistan

Dunya News

A mild earthquake jolted Musakhel district in Balochistan on early Friday morning.

MUSAKHEL (Dunya News) - A low intensity earthquake jolted Musakhel district and its adjoining areas in Balochistan province in the wee hours of Friday, Dunya News reported.

The magnitude of the quake was recorded at 3.0 on the Richter scale.

According to National Seismic Monitoring Centre, Islamabad, the epicenter of the quake which struck on Friday was located 50 kilometres east of Dera Ghazi Khan at the depth of 10 kilometres.

People came out of their homes in panic and started reciting verses from the Holy Quran. However, there are no immediate reports of casualties or damages due to earthquake.