Overview
- Pakistan’s Met Department said a magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck near Chitral at 14:50 PST at a depth of 50 km, roughly 90 km northeast of the town.
- India’s National Center for Seismology reported a nearby event at magnitude 3.6 at 15:19:59 IST with a depth of 160 km and coordinates 36.60°N, 72.70°E.
- No casualties or damage have been reported in connection with the northern Pakistan quake, according to authorities.
- One day earlier, Karachi recorded a magnitude 2.2 tremor at 3:39 pm at a depth of 10 km with an epicenter 24 km north of DHA, with no reports of damage.
- Officials note the region’s frequent seismicity at the Indian–Eurasian plate boundary, and earlier Karachi clusters have been linked to Landhi Fault reactivation.