Karachi, June 3 -- A tremor of magnitude 2.8 jolted parts of Karachi division on Tuesday morning, with the epicentre located 15 kilometres southeast of Malir at a depth of 40 kilometres, the National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC) Pakistan said, according to ARY News.

The tremor was felt at 9:57 am, with residents reporting multiple mild tremors since Sunday evening, particularly in areas including Landhi, Malir, Quaidabad, and Gadap.

Chief Meteorologist Ameer Haider told ARY News that 18 tremors have been recorded in Karachi since Sunday, caused by seismic activity along the Landhi Fault Line. He added that this energy release from the fault line could continue until Wednesday, but the intensity of the tremors will gradually decrease...