Pakistan Earthquake: Magnitude 5.4 quake strikes India's neighbour again

A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Pakistan on Saturday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), soon after a quake had hit the country on Friday evening.

The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles), the EMSC said.

Pakistan is among the world's most earthquake-prone countries because it lies along the boundary where the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates meet.


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Regions including Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan are located close to major fault lines and are particularly vulnerable to earthquakes. Punjab and Sindh, situated along the northwestern edge of the Indian Plate, are also at risk of seismic activity.

In fact, the Pakistan earthquake on Saturday comes soon after an earthquake of magnitude 5.3 struck India's neighbour on Friday evening, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).

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The latest earthquake comes amid heightened seismic activity in several parts of the world.

A fresh 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Venezuela's northern coast on Friday, just two days after twin earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 devastated parts of the country. The earlier quakes caused widespread destruction, with buildings collapsing across Caracas and nearby areas. Venezuelan authorities said the confirmed death toll had risen to 920, while 3,360 people were injured and more than 50,000 were reported missing as search and rescue operations continued.

A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Friday. Earlier this month, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Mindanao, causing widespread damage and killing nearly 50 people.