Magnitude-5.2 earthquake shakes parts of Karachi, Balochistan

A moderate earthquake measuring 5.2 struck parts of Karachi and Balochistan late on Monday night, causing panic among citizens.

The National Seismic Monitoring Centre of the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said the earthquake’s epicentre was in Balochistan’s Sonmiani, with a depth of 12 kilometres and was centred about 87 kilometres from Karachi.

Sonmiani is a coastal village in southeastern Balochistan.

In Balochistan, the tremors were felt in Hub, Vinder, and Gadani.

Earlier today, a 3.2-magnitude earthquake rattled Balochistan’s Sibi city and surrounding areas, with its epicentre 53 kilometres away from the city, with no report of any casualty and damage.

This is a developing story and is being updated with more details.