Earthquake of 4.0 magnitude jolts Khuzdar, adjoining areas

Dunya News

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

KHUZDAR (Dunya News) - An earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale jolted Khuzdar, a district in the Balochistan province, and its surrounding areas on Sunday, 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 from any part of Quetta due to earthquake.

According to National Seismic Monitoring Centre, Islamabad, the epicenter of the quake which struck at 5:25 pm on Sunday was located 90 kilometres Northeast of Khuzdar at the depth of 20 kilometres.