Light tremors were felt in several parts of Karachi on Sunday evening, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said.
The quake struck at approximately 5:30 pm and registered a magnitude of 3.6 on the Richter scale. According to the PMD, the epicentre was located near Quaidabad, at a depth of 10 kilometres.
Residents in Malir, Shah Faisal, Landhi, and nearby areas reported feeling the tremors. There were no reports of casualties or damage, officials confirmed.
This is not the first seismic activity reported in the city this year. A few months ago, a moderate earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 struck Karachi and surrounding areas.
That quake, recorded by the Earthquake Monitoring Center, had a depth of 19 kilometres, with its epicentre located 75 kilometres north of Karachi.
