Large Earthquake hits NW Afghanistan/Pakistan
Pastor Dale Morgan
Large Earthquake hits NW Afghanistan/Pakistan*
An earthquake measuring 5.3 Richter scale was felt in North West
Afghanistan on Friday (September 5). Tremors were also felt in parts of
Pakistan and adjoining areas. In Kashmir mild tremors shook buildings
and forced people to rush out into open areas.
AN EARTHQUAKE of medium intensity measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale
jolted North West Afghanistan on Friday (September 5). The tremors were
felt in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), where people went into a tizzy and
rushed outside their houses.
In Pakistan, tremors were felt in Lahore, Islamabad, Malakand, Mingora,
Muzzafrabad and adjoining areas. Epicentre of the earth quake is
believed to be in the Hindukush mountain range in Afghanistan.
In Kashmir, panic was witnessed in the morning, when mild tremors shook
buildings and forced people to rush out into open areas. However, the
people were relieved after the mild tremors stopped and there were no
aftershocks thereafter.
A spokesman of the divisional administration said that an earthquake of
moderate intensity struck the Kashmir valley at 10:28 am. Its magnitude
was 5.5 on the Richter scale. The epicentre of the quake was at latitude
36.1 degrees north and longitude 70.5 degrees east, which is in the
Pakistan-Afghanistan region.