Islamabad, May 31, 2025: A 4.2 magnitude earthquake hit Pakistan on Friday, May 30, making it the ninth earthquake this month. According to Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) reports, the the quake struck at a depth of 180 kilometres.
Its geographical coordinates were noted as latitude 32.57° North and longitude 69.82° East.
On May 29, Thursday, an earthquake of magnitude 4.4 on Richter scale struck Pakistan at 3:37 PM PST, with its epicentre located approximately 60 kilometres southeast of Zhob. As per the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10km, making it susceptible to aftershocks.
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In addition, Pakistan has experienced multiple significant tremors earlier this month, including a 4.2-magnitude tremor on May 27 at a depth of 111 km, and two consecutive earthquakes on 10 May measuring 5.7 and 4.0 in magnitude respectively.
Previous earthquakes in Pakistan in May are:
- May 5 – 4.2 magnitude affecting parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan,
- May 9 – 4.0 magnitude near Islamabad and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- May 10 – 5.7 magnitudes in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan, felt across northern Pakistan
- May 16 – 4.7 magnitude north-northwest of Peshawar
- May 24 — 4.1 magnitudes recorded near Pakistan
- May 27 — 4.2-magnitude tremor in Pakistan’s Faisalabad division
- May 29 – 4.4 magnitude tremor in Pakistan
