Earthquake Of Magnitude 5.8 Strikes Pakistan's Balochistan
"EQ of M: 5.8, On: 17/10/2026 10:37:00 IST, Lat: 27.944 N, Long: 66.532 E, Depth: 15 Km, Location: Pakistan,” NCS posted on X.
Recommended For You UAE faced sleeper-cell threats during Iranian missile and drone attacks, says officialEarlier in June, an earthquake of magnitude 5.3 struck Pakistan, as reported by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). In a post on X, the NCS said that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 75 kilometres.
"EQ of M: 5.3, On: 26/06/2026 17:18:49 IST, Lat: 30.273 N, Long: 69.710 E, Depth: 75 Km, Location: Pakistan," the post read.
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Pakistan is considered one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world due to its geographical location along the boundary where the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates collide.
Regions such as Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Gilgit-Baltistan lie near major fault lines, making them particularly vulnerable to seismic activity. Punjab and Sindh, located along the northwestern edge of the Indian Plate, remain vulnerable.
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