Five Injured As 5.3 Magnitude Earthquake StrikesPakistan

<p>Karachi, Jun 29 (PTI) At least five people were injured when a 5.3 magnitude earthquake shook Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Sunday.</p>
<p>The earthquake, with an epicentre near Barkan town, struck around 3.30 am local time, according to paramilitary Levies official Tauqeer Shah.</p>
<p>&ldquo;We have reports of at least five people being injured including a couple whose house roof collapsed in the Rara Shaim area near Barkan,&rdquo; Shah said.</p>
<p>The United States Geological Survey put the epicentre of the quake around 60 kilometres from Barkan town.</p>
<p>Shah said the tremors were felt in many areas near Barkan including Rara Shaim, Kingri and Wastu.</p>
<p>According to initial reports, around a dozen houses were damaged during the tremors while cracks appeared in many residences in the affected areas. Some media reports stated that the earthquake measured 5.5 on the Richter scale.</p>
<p>In 2021, an earthquake in the Harnai town of the province left 20 people dead and scores injured, while in October 2005, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake in the northern areas of Pakistan killed more than 73,000 people and left about 3.5 million people homeless.</p>
<p>In June, Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi also experienced around a dozen earthquake tremors between magnitudes 2.2 and 3.5, but no casualties or damage were reported.</p>
<p>Pakistan has five seismic zones as it is located on three major tectonic plates &mdash; the Arabian, Euro-Asian and Indian, according to experts.&nbsp;</p>
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