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Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes Khuzdar district in Balochistan

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the Khuzdar district of Balochistan on Saturday morning, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department. The tremor occurred at a depth of 25 kilometres with its epicentre recorded 48 kilometres northwest of Khuzdar. Initial reports did not immediately confirm whether there were casualties or damage.

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2 differing positions reported on location across 3 publishers; unresolved.
  • dawnBalochistan's Khuzdar
  • thehinduPakistan's Balochistan
  • expressBalochistan's Khuzdar
WhereKhuzdar
27.812, 66.611 ±10 km
First reported8 days ago
Published2026-10-17 08:12 UTC
Sources3
How this travelled.
Reports4Independent tellings3
3 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes Khuzdar district in Balochistan. 2026-10-17T08:12:23.623Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:6223. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-17/5-9-magnitude-earthquake-jolts-balochistan-s-khuzdar-4f488c0e

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