Moderate quake hits southwestern Pakistan

by Sanjay Jha | December 8, 2008 at 09:46 pm
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An earthquake has been reported from mountainous southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday. More details are expected .

A moderate 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck mountainous southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, seismologists said.
The shallow quake, at a depth of just 10 kilometres, was centred 54 kilometres from Quetta, capital of Balochistan province, the US Geological Survey said.There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from the quake, which hit at 7:46 a.m.About 300 people were killed and 70,000 left homeless when a powerful 6.4-magnitude quake hit Balochistan in late October.
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dickface

hello!

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Fairbanks

Earthquakes
Magnitude 6.8 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION December 09, 2008
Magnitude 5.1 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA December 06, 2008
Magnitude 7.3 SEA OF OKHOTSK November 24, 2008
Magnitude 6.4 SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS November 22, 2008
Magnitude 6.4 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA November 22, 2008
Magnitude 7.3 MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA November 16, 2008

5.2 doesn't make the list unless it is in California.

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huma_m

How do I expand this story Sanjay?

Pardon me if I asked some stupid question, but I am new to Nowpublic.


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huma_m

A moderate 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck mountainous southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of any casualties.

The shallow quake, at a depth of just 10 kilometres (six miles), was centred 54 kilometres from Quetta, capital of Baluchistan province, the US Geological Survey said.

Local officials said there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from the quake, which hit at 7:46 am (0246 GMT) and was felt in Quetta and the nearby city of Ziarad.

Pakistan's Seismological Centre put the magnitude of the latest quake at 5.0.

It struck close to the centre of the devastating 6.4-magnitude quake that hit Baluchistan in late October, killing about 300 people.

Thousands of survivors are still living in tents in the remote area, which has seen freezing temperatures and heavy rain in recent days.

Hundreds of aftershocks have hit the area since October.

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Paschen

What was the intensity of that Earth quake though, Magnitude by it self does not mean much with out the intensity.

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pakspectator

Our blogger at http://pakspectator.com has just reported from Quetta that thankfully there was no life loss, though some houses have collapsed.



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