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5.1 Magnitude Earthquake in Pakistan |
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 11 January 2006 |
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake has occurred in the north of Pakistan. No
official statement has been released about the extent of the damage and
the number of deaths or casualties.
Meteorology Department authority Malik Tan veer said the epicenter of
earthquake was located 200 km northeast of Peshawar. Tan veer stated
the earthquake happened at 07:49 local Turkish time.
In the latest earthquake in Pakistan that recorded 7.6 on the Richter scale, more than 73,000 people died. |
