02-23-2006, 06:03 AM
Tremors rattle already scared Pakistan
GEO-PAKISTAN-TREMORS
Tremors rattle already scared Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Feb 8 (KUNA) - Tremors of moderate intensity Wednesday rattled quake-strewn Pakistan, reviving the memory of Oct. 8 earthquake that kills over 75,000 people, said metrological office.
Tremors with 5.1 magnitude on the Richter scale and epicenter 200 kilometers northeast of Peshawar were felt in the already destroyed northern, northwestern areas and the capital city of Islamabad, said an official at Metrological Department.
The latest tremors, having links with the giant quake of October 8, 2005, did not cause any human or material loss.
On October 8 an earthquake with 7.6 magnitude hit large swath of northern Pakistan, killing as many as over 75,000 people, wounding over 80,000 and rendering homeless to millions of others. (end) amn.
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GEO-PAKISTAN-TREMORS
Tremors rattle already scared Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Feb 8 (KUNA) - Tremors of moderate intensity Wednesday rattled quake-strewn Pakistan, reviving the memory of Oct. 8 earthquake that kills over 75,000 people, said metrological office.
Tremors with 5.1 magnitude on the Richter scale and epicenter 200 kilometers northeast of Peshawar were felt in the already destroyed northern, northwestern areas and the capital city of Islamabad, said an official at Metrological Department.
The latest tremors, having links with the giant quake of October 8, 2005, did not cause any human or material loss.
On October 8 an earthquake with 7.6 magnitude hit large swath of northern Pakistan, killing as many as over 75,000 people, wounding over 80,000 and rendering homeless to millions of others. (end) amn.
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