By: Eastern Eye
A 3.2 magnitude earthquake shook parts of Pakistan, including the port city of Karachi, on Thursday. The earthquake caused city residents to rush out of their homes, but no reports of damage or casualties have been reported so far.
According to officials from the meteorological department, the seismic activity originated from a depth of 12 kilometres (7.4 miles) and was felt in Quaidabad, Malir, Gadap, and Saadi towns along the outskirts, where residents came running out of their homes.
The tremors lasted for a few seconds and left a minor crack in the wall of a house in Bahria Town, one of the largest residential societies in Karachi. It has been a long time since there has been any seismic activity in Pakistan’s biggest city.
Pakistan and the region, which sit along an active continental plate boundary, are often hit by earthquakes. Last year, on October 16, a 3.1-magnitude earthquake jolted different areas of Karachi. Earlier in January this year, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook parts of Pakistan and neighbouring Afghanistan. The quake was also felt in the Afghan capital, Kabul, and in provinces in the east and northeast.
