ISLAMABAD: An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 jolted Pakistan on Friday, a press release by the Nationwide Middle for Seismology (NCS) mentioned. As per the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 180km. In a publish on X, the NCS mentioned, “EQ of M: 4.2, On: 30/05/2025 13:37:52 IST, Lat: 32.57 N, Lengthy: 69.82 E, Depth: 180 Km, Location: Pakistan.”
Earlier on Thursday, an earthquake of magnitude 4.4 on Richter scale struck Pakistan. As per the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10km, making it prone to aftershocks. In a publish on X, the NCS mentioned, “EQ of M: 4.4, On: 29/05/2025 16:06:56 IST, Lat: 30.14 N, Lengthy: 70.36 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Pakistan.”
Shallow earthquakes like this one are typically extra harmful than deep earthquakes. It’s because the seismic waves from shallow earthquakes have a shorter distance to journey to the floor, leading to stronger floor shaking and doubtlessly extra harm to buildings and better casualties. Pakistan is likely one of the most seismically lively international locations on the earth, being crossed by a number of main faults. Because of this, earthquakes in Pakistan happen typically and are damaging.
Pakistan geologically overlaps each the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates. Balochistan, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan provinces lie on the southern fringe of the Eurasian plate on the Iranian Plateau. Sindh, Punjab and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir provinces lie on the north-western fringe of the Indian plate in South Asia. Therefore this area is vulnerable to violent earthquakes, as the 2 tectonic plates collide.
Pakistan geologically overlaps each with the Indian and the Eurasian tectonic plates the place its Sindh and Punjab provinces lie on the Indian plate whereas western elements of Balochistan and elements of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa lie on the Eurasian plate which primarily contains the Iranian plateau though reaching on the Indian plate, albeit bordering the Arabian plate on the intense southwest and the Hindu Kush from the Afghan-Pakistan border.