TURBAT: An earthquake of 3.8 magnitude jolted Balochistan’s Turbat district and surrounding areas, on Thursday.
According to the Seismological Center, the earthquake’s magnitude was recorded as 3.8 on the Richter scale. Panic spread among residents, many of whom rushed out of their homes reciting religious verses.
No casualties or damage have been reported so far.
It is worth mentioning that there are numerous incidents of tremors in many areas of Baluchistan.
Over the past twenty years, the world has witnessed several devastating earthquakes that caused significant loss of life and property.
Notable among them was the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, which struck on December 26 and measured 9.1–9.3 in magnitude.
It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history, killing over 230,000 people across 14 countries.
Similarly, the 2010 Haiti earthquake (magnitude 7.0) led to over 200,000 deaths and left millions homeless, highlighting the vulnerability of poor infrastructure in disaster-prone areas.
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Other major events include the 2008 Sichuan earthquake in China, which killed nearly 90,000 people, and the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan (magnitude 9.0), which triggered a nuclear crisis at the Fukushima plant.
More recently, the 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquakes, with magnitudes of 7.8 and 7.5, caused over 50,000 deaths and widespread destruction.
