Magnitude 5 earthquake rattles Punjab’s Layyah: PMD

Layyah: A magnitude 5 earthquake jolted Layyah district on Saturday night, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).

The PMD said the quake occurred 50 kilometres east of Layyah at 7:54pm at a depth of 20km.

Pakistan falls on three major tectonic plates — the Arabian, Euro-Asian and Indian — which create five seismic zones under the country. The intersection of multiple fault lines means that tectonic movements remain a frequent occurrence in the region.