[4] It was followed by another shallower magnitude 6.4 earthquake at a depth of 14 km (8.7 mi) approximately 12 hours after the initial shock, at 30.546°N, 67.447°E.

This area is the most seismically active part of this oblique segment of the plate margin, producing major earthquakes such as the 1935 Quetta event, which caused at least an estimated 30,000 deaths.

Balochistan chief minister Aslam Raisani ordered declaration of emergency in the hospitals of the affected areas.

The tremors were felt in Quetta, Ziarat, Pishin, Qila Abdullah, Mastung, Sibi, Bolan, Kuchlak and Loralai.

[16][17] Dilawar Khan, mayor of Ziarat District, stated that his office had requested support from the local government.