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The latest quake came days after an earthquake of 4.2 magnitude struck Pakistan and Afghanistan on Monday
Shallow earthquakes, with a depth of less than 70 km, tend to cause more damage on the surface compared to deeper ones. (Earthquake | Representative Image)
An earthquake of 4.0 magnitude on the richer scale hit Pakistan on the intervening night of Friday-Saturday. The epicentre of the quake was in Balochistan and it occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres (located just 10 km below the Earth’s surface).
Shallow earthquakes, with a depth of less than 70 km, tend to cause more damage on the surface compared to deeper ones. At a depth of only 10 km, which is considered very shallow, the seismic waves travel a shorter distance to reach the surface, resulting in stronger and more destructive shaking near the epicentre.
The latest quake came days after an earthquake of 4.2 magnitude struck Pakistan and Afghanistan on Monday.
Further details are awaited.
- Location :
Islamabad, Pakistan
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