KHUZDAR: A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck Khuzdar city and its surrounding areas on Wednesday morning, prompting residents of the Kalat Division headquarters to leave their homes and seek shelter in open spaces.

According to the local administra-tion, no casualties or major damage were reported in any part of Khuzdar district.

The seismological centre in Islamabad recorded the quake at a depth of 30 kilometres, with its epicenter located approximately 18km north of Khuzdar.-Abdul Wahid Shahwani