Magnitude 5.9 quake shakes Khuzdar district in Balochistan

At 10:07 am, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred 48 km northwest of Khuzdar in Balochistan, with its focus 25 km beneath the surface, as announced by the Pakistan Meteorological Department via a post on X. The department released the coordinates (28.02° N, 66.20° E) and seismic data from its Islamabad office. Although the shaking prompted many locals to leave their houses and chant Quranic verses, there were no reports of fatalities or property loss.

The region has seen other recent tremors, including a 4.8-magnitude event in August that affected Zhob and Chaman, and a magnitude-4 quake in July that was felt in Quetta, Ziarat, Harnai and surrounding areas, all without casualties. Pakistan sits on the Arabian, Eurasian and Indian plates, creating several seismic zones that make such earthquakes relatively common.