ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department on Wednesday clarified there was no immediate threat of a major earthquake in Karachi, assuring citizens there was nothing unusual about several low-magnitude tremors felt in the city since June 1.
Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi experienced 57 low-magnitude tremors from June 1 which ranged from 1.5 to 3.8 on the Richter scale. The PMD has attributed the seismic swarm to the activation of a fault line in the city’s Landhi area.
The frequent tremors in Karachi triggered panic among citizens on social media, who wondered whether the minor quakes were about to be followed by a major one.
The PMD mentioned that Karachi lies near the junction of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, where small-scale stress accumulation can occasionally lead to such minor seismic releases. It said these tremors are considered “normal geological phenomena” in tectonically active zones and do not indicate an impending major earthquake.
“At this stage, based on data and patterns observed, no immediate threat of a major earthquake has been identified,” the PMD said in a press release.
