KOHLU: Earthquake tremors were felt for the third time in a single day in the Kohlu district of Balochistan and its surrounding areas.
According to the Seismological Center, the earthquake recorded a magnitude of 5.0 on the Richter scale, with a depth of 18 kilometers.
Earlier tremors were felt at 10:25 and 10:32 in the morning, however , the tremors were felt at 4:33 in afternoon for the third time raising fear among people.
The epicenter of the quake was located 65 kilometers northeast of Kohlu.
Initial reports indicate that no casualties or structural damages have been reported so far.
Balochistan, positioned precariously at the complex tectonic junction where the Indian, Eurasian, and Arabian plates converge, carries a deeply painful history of seismic devastation.
Its active fault lines, particularly the Chaman and Ghazaband faults, have unleashed some of the most violent and historically significant earthquakes in South Asia.
The most catastrophic event occurred in the early hours of May 31, 1935, when a massive earthquake struck near Ali Jaan, leveling the provincial capital of Quetta within seconds.
It remains one of the deadliest natural disasters in the region’s history, claiming between 30,000 and 60,000 lives.
The sheer violence of the tremors reduced colonial military quarters, government infrastructure, and residential neighborhoods to a massive heap of rubble, altering urban planning requirements for generations.
A decade later, on November 28, 1945, a colossal earthquake struck off the Makran Coast.
This marine event triggered a destructive tsunami with waves reaching up to 15 meters, decimating coastal settlements and resulting in approximately 4,000 fatalities.
In the modern era, the province continues to face profound seismic challenges. On September 24, 2013, a major earthquake struck the remote Awaran District.
The intense shallow shaking destroyed over 20,000 mud-brick homes and claimed more than 800 lives.
This event famously caused the temporary birth of a new island off the coastline due to a mud volcano explosion.
Together, these historic events serve as a grim reminder of Balochistan’s permanent vulnerability to the shifting earth beneath it, underscoring the vital need for seismically resilient development across the province.
