Rise In Mild Karachi Earthquakes Prompts Calls For Disaster Preparedness

Rise In Mild Karachi Earthquakes Prompts Calls For Disaster Preparedness

Rescue efforts underway after a residential building collapsed in Lyari, Karachi, July 6, 2025. — PPI In June, consecutive tremors shook Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi. Fifty-seven low-intensity quakes, measuring 1.5-3.8 on the Richter scale, were recorded on 1-25 June, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) reportedly said. Several months later, October began with a 3.2-magnitude quake in Malir, a neighbourhood in the city’s north. Kara…

Rise in mild Karachi earthquakes prompts calls for disaster preparedness

In June, consecutive tremors shook Pakistan’s largest city Karachi. Fifty-seven low-intensity quakes, measuring 1.5-3.8 on the Richter scale, were recorded on 1-25 June, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) reportedly said. Several months later, October began with a 3.2-magnitude quake in Malir, a neighbourhood in the city’s north. Karachi sits near the boundaries of three major tectonic plates and multiple fault lines run through the ci…