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Islamabad : Pakistan | about 1 month ago  
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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,Kabul and other areas measured 6.5 on the Richter scale.

According to USGS, its magnitude was 6.2. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/dyfi/events/us/2009nbbf/us/index.html

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.

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