4.6 magnitude earthquake hits Pakistan

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An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 hit Pakistan on Sunday at 18:59 IST (Indian Standard Time), as per National Center for Seismology. The depth of the earthquake was 10 km below the earth's crust.

"EQ of M: 4.6, On: 05/10/2025 18:59:30 IST, Lat: 30.33 N, Long: 66.43 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Pakistan," National Center for Seismology said in an X post on Sunday.

This comes one day after National Center for Seismology reported that an earthquake of magnitude 4.5 hit Pakistan on Saturday at 01:59 IST (Indian Standard Time).

Meanwhile, an earthquake measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale had struck Karachi, Pakistan, on Wednesday morning (local time), according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), Dawn reported.

The PMD said the tremors were recorded at 9:34 am, with the epicentre located about seven kilometres northwest of Malir and a depth of 10 kilometres beneath the earth’s surface.

Earlier this year, Karachi witnessed around 30 minor earthquakes. Chief Meteorologist Aamir Haider said the long-dormant Landhi Fault Line has shown renewed activity after several decades and is currently stabilising through a normalisation phase, Economic Times reported.