Met Office on Wednesday said that 26 earthquake shocks have been reported in Karachi during last four days since the first tremor on Sunday evening. A sequence of multiple earthquake shocks jolted the port city’s Malir, Quaidabad, Landhi and Gadap areas. The National Seismic Monitoring Centre Pakistan reported maximum 3.6 intensity quake on the Richter scale to minimum 2 magnitude jolt in Karachi since the first tremor on Sunday. 

Chief Meteorologist Ameer Haider Tuesday stated that “the seismic energy gathered at the Landhi Fault Line activity, being released with quakes, which can be felt until tomorrow.” He said the intensity of earthquake tremors will drop gradually. Commenting on the jolts in the city official said that no damage made by the mild tremors till now. “These tremors are part of the ongoing seismic activity along the city’s active fault lines” official said. 

These tremors are being caused by the seismicity along the Landhi Fault Region, which is one of the two active fault lines in the Karachi region. Another fault line lies near Thana Bola Khan. “Historically, no major earthquake reported on the Landhi Fault Line,” chief meteorologist said. He also noted that the Kirthar mountain range, which lies near a major tectonic boundary, occasionally experiences moderate seismic events. “The fault line may take a few days to stabilize, so people may continue to feel light tremors in coming days,” he cautioned. 

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)