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Seven Injured As New Aftershocks Jolt Quake-Battered Pakistan
Islamabad (AFP) Nov 06, 2005 A severe aftershock measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale and two mild aftershocks rattled earthquake-battered northern Pakistan injuring seven people early on Sunday, the seismological department said. The strongest aftershock since October 8 struck the capital Islamabad, North West Frontier Province and Pakistan-administered Kashmir at 7:12 am (0212 GMT), a department official told AFP. It had its epicentre 120 kilometres (74 miles) north of Islamabad and rattled the cities of Peshawar, Malakand, Swat, Mansehra, Balakot and Pakistani Kashmir's capital Muzaffarabad and Rawlakot, he said. Earlier, two mild aftershocks measuring 4.5 and 4.7 on the Richter scale were felt in Balakot, Mansehra and Muzaffarabad at 1:42am and 4:04 am, he said. The aftershocks panicked residents who abandoned their homes and tents to rush to safety, witnesses said. The military said they rescued seven people in Lundi village in Batgram district of North Western Frontier Province where the severe aftershock caused their house to collapse. "The injured, including two children, were shifted to a field hospital where military doctors provided them (with) treatment," a military official told AFP. A 7.6 magnitude earthquake which struck North Western Frontier Province and Pakistani Kashmir on October 8 killed more than 73,000 people and severely injured 69,000. Since then, 1,201 aftershocks have hit the regions with more expected until the middle of November, the seismological department website said late Sunday. "The frequency of the aftershocks has decreased now, but aftershocks are likely to continue with falling magnitude/frequency till mid of this month," it said. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Tectonic Science and News
UN Criticises India Refusal To Share Data On Low Magnitude Quakes
Hyderabad, India (AFP) Dec 16, 2005India said Friday it would not share information on earthquakes below a magnitude of six on the Richter scale due to security concerns, drawing criticism from the United Nations. |
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