Pakan hit four earthquakes in 24 hours, strongest measures 5.5 | World News
Magnitude 5.4 Earthquake Strikes Pakan. (Photo:
National Center for Seismology)
Pakan was struck four earthquakes within 24 hours, with the strongest measuring 5.5 magnitude, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said on Saturday.
The most significant quake hit at 8:36am local time on Saturday, regering a magnitude of 5.5 at a depth of 40 kilometres, with its epicentre recorded at coordinates 30.271°N, 69.733°E in Pakan’s Balochan region.
It was preceded a 4.3-magnitude tremor earlier on Saturday morning at 6:15am local time, at a depth of 10 kilometres.
Two earlier earthquakes also struck the same region on Friday a 4.5-magnitude quake at 10:55am and a 4.7-magnitude tremor at 11:27am, both at a depth of 10 kilometres.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. All four events have been reviewed and confirmed EMSC.Story continues below this ad
The Pakan tremors come days after Venezuela was struck a rare double earthquake two quakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude striking just 39 seconds apart killing at least 920 people, injuring 3,360 and leaving tens of thousands missing. It was among the strongest seismic events in South America in over a century.
Pakan sits at the intersection of three major tectonic plates the Eurasian, Indian and Arabian plates making it one of the most seismically active countries in the world.
