4.8 magnitude earthquake tremors jolt Balochistan

QUETTA: Earthquake tremors once again jolted various parts of Balochistan on Monday, creating panic amongst the public.

According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre, the earthquake was of magnitude 4.8 on the richter scale, epicenter  76 kilometre east of Zhob and depth of the earthquake was 30 kilometre.

In the recent days, Balochistan has been hit with earthquakes of varying intensities.

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A wave of panic gripped the people in cities where tremors were felt and they came out of their houses reciting Kalima Tayyaba.

It is pertinent to mention here that this was the fourth earthquake that hit Balochistan in the past 72 hours. Earthquakes were also felt in different areas of Balochistan including Quetta on Tuesday and Wednesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was southwest of Quetta.