Another major earthquake jolts Balochistan

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Pakistan's Balochistan province on Friday, the US Geological Survey survey. The epicentre of the quake was recorded at 96 kilometres northeast of Balochistan's Awaran district and 14 kilometres deep, the USGS added. In Balochistan, the tremors were felt as far as Jaffarabad, Sibi, Naseerabad and Quetta.

Moreover, tremors were also felt in Naushero Feroz, Shikarpur, Karachi and Hyderabad areas of Sindh province. The quake’s epicentre was 150 kilometres southwest of Khuzdar, the local Met office said. The Met office recorded the intensity of the earthquake at 7.2 on the Richtre Scale and said the epicentre of the quake was 150 kilometres southwest of Khuzdar. A session of the Balochistan Assembly in Quetta was adjourned for the day after the shocks were felt. Victims of Balochistan's September 24 earthquake who were under treatment at the Awaran district hospital headed for open spaces as the tremors were felt.