An earthquake of 4.7 magnitude jolted parts of Pakistan, including the capital Islamabad, on June 19.

However, no loss of life or property has been reported yet.

According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre, the tremors of the earthquake with epicentre at the southeastern region of Afghanistan and a depth of 98 kilometres were felt across various regions, including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Swat, Malakand, North Waziristan, Parachinar, Lower Dir, Hangu, Charsadda, and Swabi.

Pakistan frequently faces quakes as the country is situated on the boundary of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates.

Large parts of South Asia are seismically active because the Indian tectonic plate pushes north into the Eurasian plate.

Earlier this month, an earthquake of 3.2 magnitude jolted parts of Karachi.

On May 2, a 2.3 magnitude earthquake jolted parts of the metropolis including Gadap Town, Katohar and adjoining areas of Malir district.

On March 13, an earthquake of 5.3 magnitude shook various regions of Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provinces.

A deadly quake hit Pakistan in 2005 when a 7.4 intensity tremor killed more than 74,000 people.

Residents gather next to the debris of their houses that collapsed following an earthquake in the remote mountainous district of Harna northeast of Balochistan province. File photo
| Photo Credit: AFP

A 5.4-magnitude moderate earthquake struck Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, and there were no immediate reports of any causalities, authorities said.

“The quake’s epicentre was 150 kilometres Northwest of Quetta with a depth of 35 km,” a met official said.

According to details, the earthquake jolts were felt in the capital city of Quetta, Noshki, Chagi, Chaman, Qilla Abdullah, Dalbadin, Pishin and some other areas of the province.

The Pakistan Met Office said the earthquake tremors were also felt and recorded at the Pakistan-Iran border areas.

However, officials did not report any casualties from any area where the quake jolts were felt but the Balochistan province in the past has been hit by several strong earthquakes resulting in loss of lives, injuries and huge damage to buildings and houses.

An earthquake in October 2021 in the Harnai area of Balochistan killed 40 people injured 300 others and caused widespread damage in the remote area.

While on in September 2013, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit many areas of Balochistan causing at least 348 deaths and affecting over 300,000 people in the  Awaran and Kech districts with 21,000 houses reportedly damaged while two days later another powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Awaran District and other areas killing seven people and injuring scores.