KARACHI – Pakistan’s largest city Karachi witnessed back to back seismic activity on Monday as series of low-intensity earthquakes have rattled parts of metropolis, with experts confirming that an active fault line in the Landhi area is responsible for the recent seismic activity.
As citizens are curious and frightened about the quakes, Chief Met Ameer Laghari said Landhi fault line become seismically active, triggering at least seven mild tremors. The affected areas include Landhi, Shah Faisal Colony, and Malir, where residents reported feeling the ground shake intermittently from Sunday night through Monday afternoon.
“The tremors are due to a gradual release of energy along the fault line,” he explained. “This activity may persist for the next one to two days, but the intensity is expected to decrease.”
Karachi Earthquake
Despite the frequency of the quakes, Laghari urged the public to remain calm, stressing that the tremors were shallow in depth—making them more noticeable but not dangerous. “Such low-magnitude quakes are common in tectonically active zones and typically do not cause damage,” he added.
The most recent earthquake struck at 1:11 PM on Monday, measuring 2.2 on the Richter scale. Its epicenter was located in the Malir area near Quaidabad, at a depth of 29 kilometer.
Laghari also highlighted the broader seismic threat in the region, particularly in Balochistan’s Somiani area, where three major tectonic plates—the Eurasian, Arabian, and Indian—intersect. Though the region has not experienced a major earthquake since 1945, geologists believe a significant build-up of tectonic stress could increase the risk of a large quake in the future, possibly triggering a tsunami if it occurs offshore.
Met Office and National Seismic Monitoring Centre Authorities continue to monitor the situation, urging residents to stay informed and follow safety guidelines in the event of further seismic activity.
