Monday, March 21, 2011

Breaking news !! Strong earthquake hit Pakistan Monday Afternoon

ISLAMABAD - A strong earthquake struck northern Pakistan about 2:50 pm PST; mainly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province but includes capital city Islamabad and the cities in Punjab like Lahore, Mianwali, Attock, Sargodha and many others.

Chief meteorologist, Muhammad Riaz, told that the magnitude of the quake was 5.6 and the epicentre was in Afghanistan and it was 192 Km deep in the earth.

The intensive tremors were felt for 3-4 seconds and people came out of homes and offices due to fear.

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