Quetta, June 29 -- A Moderate earthquake jolted Pakistan today, with tremors being felt nationwide, triggering mass panic among the public.
The earthquake which recorded at 5.3-5.5 on the Richter Scale hit the nation at IST 3:54 pm, though there were no casualties or any major infrastructure damage, reports Samma TV.
As per the United States National Geological Survey, the earthquake struck at approximately 3:30am (2230 GMT) with a shallow depth of 10 kilometres. The epicentre was located around 60 km north-northeast of Barkhan in the rugged terrain of Balochistan province.
Meanwhile, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) estimated the magnitude at 5.5, while the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre placed the epicentr...