QUETTA: A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Pakistan yesterday, but officials said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The epicentre was close to the city of Sibi, in Baluchistan province, at a depth of 71km, a meteorological official, Mahwish Ahmad said.
The quake, measured by the US Geological Survey at 4.9 magnitude, comes a week after one person was killed and 30 were injured in small tremors in southern Pakistan. Pakistan straddles part of the boundary where the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates meet, making the country susceptible to quakes. Afp
