New Delhi: A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck Pakistan at 4:00 PM IST on Monday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). This marks the second tremor in the region within a week.
Just days earlier, on April 30, another quake measuring 4.4 on the Richter Scale was recorded in the country at 9:58 PM IST. The NCS, in a post on X, said the epicentre of that quake was located at 31.08°N latitude and 68.84°E longitude, with a depth of 50 kilometres.
“EQ of M: 4.4, On: 30/04/2025 21:58:26 IST, Lat: 31.08 N, Long: 68.84 E, Depth: 50 Km, Location: Pakistan,” the NCS said.
On April 12, a powerful earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter Scale struck Pakistan, according to a statement issued by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). In a post on X, the NCS said, “EQ of M: 5.3, On: 12/04/2025 13:00:55 IST, Lat: 33.70 N, Long: 72.43 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Pakistan.”
Pakistan is among the most seismically active countries in the world, as it is intersected by several major fault lines. This geological setting makes the region highly prone to frequent and often destructive earthquakes.
Geologically, Pakistan straddles the boundary between the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates. The provinces of Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas are situated along the southern edge of the Eurasian Plate on the Iranian Plateau. In contrast, Sindh, Punjab, and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir lie on the northwestern edge of the Indian Plate in South Asia.
On Saturday, a 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan, with the tremor occurring at a shallow depth of 15 km, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) reported.
Shallow earthquakes, like this one, can be particularly hazardous as they release energy closer to the Earth’s surface, often resulting in more intense ground shaking. Just a day earlier, on Friday, Afghanistan experienced another quake measuring 4.5 on the Richter Scale, according to the NCS.
