5.0 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Layyah, Punjab: PMD

5.0 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Layyah, Punjab: PMD

5.0 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Layyah, Punjab: PMD

5.0 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Layyah, Punjab: PMD

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A magnitude 5 earthquake struck close to Punjab’s Layyah on Saturday night, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).

The PMD said the quake occurred 50 kilometers east of Layyah at 7:54pm at a depth of 20km.

Layyah Rescue 1122 Spokesperson Waseem Hayat told Dawn.com: “The earthquake was felt in the district but no emergency was reported.’’

Pakistan falls on three major tectonic plates — the Arabian, Euro-Asian and Indian — which create five seismic zones under the country. The intersection of multiple fault lines means that tectonic movements remain a frequent occurrence in the region.

The development comes just days after jolts from an earthquake of magnitude 5.2 were felt in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Chitral and Swat districts on Tuesday.

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A 5.0-magnitude earthquake was recorded in Quetta on Sunday evening.

A 4.3-magnitude earthquake was recorded in KP last Saturday as well.

 

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