Great Earthquakes In Diverse Places
Earthquake jolts Pakistan
Press Trust Of India
Islamabad, November 15, 2010
First Published: 16:01 IST(15/11/2010)
Last Updated: 16:02 IST(15/11/2010)
The northern parts of Pakistan, including the federal capital and
Peshawar, were today rocked by an earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter
scale, officials said. The quake, which occurred at 5.51 am, was felt
in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Haripur, Peshawar, Swat
and Mardan.
It also rocked parts of the country's tribal belt bordering
Afghanistan. The tremblor had its epicentre 119 km northwest of
Peshawar.
Earlier, at 1.03 am, areas in Chitral and Swat district were rocked by
another quake measuring 4 on the Richter scale.
Its epicentre was 74 km northeast of Chitral. People rushed out of
their houses in panic though there were no reports of casualties or
damage to property.