Karachi, June 27: At least five moderate-intensity earthquakes have struck Pakistan’s southeastern province of Balochistan since Friday, with the latest jolting Barkhan and adjoining areas on Saturday morning.
Authorities have reported five injuries and damage to some houses in these earthquakes, which measured between magnitudes 5.2 and 4.3 on the Richter scale.
Pakistan Meteorological Department’s Chief Meteorologist Ameer Haider Leghari said the quakes occurred on a fault line and could be the result of major earthquakes that have taken place globally.
“The massive earthquake in Venezuela could have created the release of energy to other fault lines and because Balochistan is on a fault line, there could be more jolts,” Leghari said.
The earthquakes were felt in the remote areas of the province, including Rakhni, Kohlu, Musakhail, Kingri and Barkhan.
According to data from the United States Geological Survey, the first earthquake was felt in Rakhni at 8.06 am on Friday, followed by other quakes, with the latest one this morning in Barkhan measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale.
An official of the Balochistan Provincial Disaster Management Authority Ali Ansari said that so far they have received reports of five injuries but no casualties.
He said that since many of the houses in the remote areas of Musakhail, Kingri and Barkhan are made of mud, some collapsed due to the intensity of the quakes, injuring the people.
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