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Powerful 5.8 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Pakistan
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News18•17-10-2026, 12:15
Powerful 5.8 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Pakistan
- •An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck Balochistan, Pakistan, at a shallow depth of 15 kilometres.
- •The National Centre for Seismology confirmed the earthquake details through a post on X.
- •Pakistan remains one of the most earthquake-prone countries due to its location along colliding tectonic plates.
Key Questions Answered
An earthquake measuring magnitude 5.8 struck Balochistan, Pakistan, on Saturday, October 17, 2026. According to the National Centre for Seismology, the seismic event occurred at a shallow depth of 15 kilometres.
Pakistan is highly vulnerable to seismic activity due to its geographical location along the collision boundary of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates. Major fault lines run near regions like Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Gilgit-Baltistan, while Punjab and Sindh also remain vulnerable.
Earlier in June 2026, a magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Pakistan at a depth of 75 kilometres, as reported by the National Centre for Seismology.
