2024-04-23 00:04:22
(24 News) Strong earthquake tremors shook the walls of houses in Khuzdar district of Balochistan and surrounding areas.
According to the seismological center, the magnitude of the earthquake was recorded as 4.3, the depth of the earthquake was 27.76 km. According to the seismological center, the epicenter was near Khuzdar. .
Why do earthquakes occur?
Earthquakes are natural disasters that have killed millions of people around the world. According to experts, the earth’s crust is made up of three large plates. The first layer is called Eurasian, second Indian and third Arabian. As heat builds up underground, these plates move. Earth shakes and this condition is called earthquake. Earthquake waves travel around in a circle.
Earthquakes or volcanic eruptions are more common in areas where these plates meet. Experts say that in the areas where a big earthquake occurs once, a big earthquake can occur there again. Two-thirds of Pakistan’s area is on fault lines, due to which earthquakes can occur in these areas at any time.
From Karachi to Islamabad, from Quetta to Peshawar, from Makran to Abbottabad and from Gilgit to Chitral, all the cities are affected by earthquakes, in which the areas of Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan are the most sensitive. In terms of earthquakes, Pakistan is the fifth most sensitive country in the world.
Pakistan is located on the northern border of the Indian Plate where it meets the Eurasian Plate. The process of subduction of the Eurasian plate and the advance of the Indian plate has been going on for millions of years. All the fault lines passing under two-thirds of Pakistan’s area are active, with low or moderate earthquakes occurring intermittently.
2024-04-23 00:04:22