Great
Earthquakes in Diverse Places
Strong earthquake hits southern Pakistan
Agence France-Presse
Quetta, December 23, 2011
A strong 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted southern Pakistan today
but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties,
officials said. The epicentre of the quake was 70 kilometres (43
miles) southeast of Sibi, a major city in southern Baluchistan
province which borders Iran and
Afghanistan.
"Tremors were felt at 5:02 pm local time in Sibi and Quetta cities
in the Baluchistan province," meteorologist Arif Mehmood told AFP.
"The earthquake struck at the depth of 10 kilometres," he addded.
Pakistan was hit by a 7.6-magnitude earthquake on October 8, 2005
that killed more than 73,000 people and left about 3.5 million
homeless, mainly in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir and parts of
northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.