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An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale struck northern Pakistan on Thursday. The US Geological Survey reported that the epicenter was at a depth of 58.9 kilometers in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Earthquakes are common in Pakistan, as the country lies on the boundary between the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates. A devastating magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Pakistan in 2005, killing thousands of people.

A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck on Thursday the county of Xinlong in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The China Earthquake Networks Center reported that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km. China is considered one of the countries most prone to earthquakes due to its geographical location on the Pacific "line of fire," where several tectonic plates meet.