A strong Earthquake jolted Northern Pakistan and Afghanistan today at 1:53 a.m 23 Oct 2009
According to unofficial sources, this earthquake, which hit Islamabad,Rawalpindi,Peshawar,Mansehra,K
According to USGS, its magnitude was 6.2. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/dyfi
According to a source, an aftershock of 6.2 is expected within an hour
It must be remembered that in October 2005 a 7.6 magnitude earthquake Hit these areas killing thousands.