Five earthquakes recorded on second day of Eid

Parts of the city, coastal areas of Sindh and Balochistan including Mirpur Sakro, Ormara and Gwadar, felt five tremors on the second day of Eidul Azha (Sunday).
Stronger earthquake was recorded in Malir after a week of recent tremors. It may be recalled that a 3.6 magnitude earthquake was recorded in the city last Sunday, after which tremors were recorded in Malir, Quaidabad and DHA.
According to Meteoro-logical Department's Seismological Centre, the magnitude of earthquake recorded on the second day of Eid was 3.5 on the Richter scale, with depth of nine kilometers. The epicentre of the earthquake was located four kilometers southeast of Malir. As per the Meteorological Department, two consecutive earthquakes were recorded in coastal town Mirpur Sakro in rural Sindh. The first earthquake had a magnitude of 3.5, while the second had a magnitude of 3.1.
Also on Sunday, an earthquake was recorded in the coastal town Ormara, Balochistan, which had a magnitude of 3.1 on the Richter scale and a depth of 10 km. Another earthquake was recorded in Gwadar, measuring 3.0 in magnitude with a depth of 10 kilometers.
According to geologists, the southwestern coastal region of Pakistan lies at junction of tectonic plates and often hit by mild range earthquakes.

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