Quetta and adjoining areas were jolted by another earthquake in the wee hours of Wednesday, the third in the past 24 hours. The intensity of third earthquake was recorded 5.6 magnitude on the Richter scale in Quetta city and other areas of Balochistan province adjacent to Afghan border.
As per the National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC), the depth of the earthquake was 30 km and the epicenter of it was Shorawak area of Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, adjacent to Nushki district of Balochistan that is 166 km southwest of Quetta.
It should be remembered that the earthquake is the third shock in Quetta in 24 hours. First earthquake tremors were felt in Pak-Afghan border areas including Chaman, Quetta.—APP
