January 17, 2017
KARACHI: Earthquake tremors jolted several parts of the metropolis on Tuesday morning.
Tremors were felt in Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Gulzar-e-Hijri, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, North Karachi, North Nazimabad and Sohrab Goth.
According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), the earthquake was recorded at 3.6 on the Richter Scale. It struck at 10:44 AM and lasted 10 seconds.
The earthquake struck at a depth of 12km and its epicentre was Karachi, PMD said. Aftershocks are expected.
People rush outside, cracks appear
Many people ran outside in the open when the quake hit. Students and teachers at the Karachi University and NED University also gathered outside following the jolts.
According to reports, cracks appeared in the walls of some buildings as a result of the earthquake.
This is how Twitter reacted:
It wasn't of a big magnitude but the depth was too short.
— Shehryar Ali Khan (@BakwasNaKarain) January 17, 2017
May Almighty Allah save everyone!#Earthquake#Karachi
YaAllah Reham. Felt a powerful #earthquake wave in my room here in #Karachi. Door vibrate like somebody knocking. Ma Allah save everybdy
— Haider Ali (@iHAIDERALI) January 17, 2017
Office just shocked with a jerk.. dont know what was that #earthquake #karachi
— Sohail Hameed (@Sohail_x) January 17, 2017
I just felt it . It was earthquake #karachi
— Antigen (@SaadMalikster) January 17, 2017