Moderate quake jolts Balochistan

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Friday, but no loss to life or property was reported. The earthquake struck at 6:30 am at a depth of 13 km and its epicentre was 86 km northeast of Khuzdar town of the province, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). It was preceded by another earthquake of magnitude 3.8 that struck 75 km southeast of Khuzdar at 5:52 am at a depth of 33km. The quake shook Jhal Magsi, Jaffarabad and Nasirabad in Balochistan, while tremors were also felt in several districts of neighbouring Sindh province, including Sukkur, Qambar, Shahdadkot, and Dadu districts.Last month, a quake of magnitude 5.8 jolted the Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.