A 5.6 magnitude earthquake shakes the Pakistani province of Balochistan

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The European Mediterranean Seismic Center reported on Saturday that an earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale occurred near the Khuddar area in the Pakistani province of Balochistan.

The center said that the earthquake occurred at 05:06 GMT (08:06 Moscow time), 49 kilometers northwest of the city of Khuddar, with a population of more than 141 thousand people, while the depth of its epicenter reached ten kilometers.

There have been no reports yet of any injuries or material damage.

Pakistan witnesses frequent seismic activity due to its location on the border of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates.