Magnitude 5.4 quake hits Gilgit-Baltistan near Sost

GILGIT-BALTISTAN / RankWire.AI / – A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck northeastern Pakistan early Thursday, sending strong tremors through parts of Gilgit-Baltistan. Pakistan’s official seismic record measured the earthquake at magnitude 5.3. The tremor occurred at 5:35 a.m. local time on August 13. Its epicenter lay about 27 kilometers northwest of Sost, near the Khunjerab area. [...] The post Magnitude 5.4 quake hits Gilgit-Baltistan near Sost appeared first on Business Line .