Muhammad Tauseef A. Bajwa
Senator (1k+ posts)
Published: March 21, 2011
The earthquake measured 5.7 on the Richter scale. PHOTO: FILE
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 on the Richter scale was felt in parts of Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Monday.
On March 11, an earthquake of 4.8 jolted northwest Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan but there were no reports of casualties.
Pakistan was hit by a 7.6-magnitude earthquake on October 8, 2005 that killed more than 73,000 people and left about 3.5 million homeless, mainly in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The earthquake measured 5.7 on the Richter scale. PHOTO: FILE
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 on the Richter scale was felt in parts of Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Monday.
On March 11, an earthquake of 4.8 jolted northwest Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan but there were no reports of casualties.
Pakistan was hit by a 7.6-magnitude earthquake on October 8, 2005 that killed more than 73,000 people and left about 3.5 million homeless, mainly in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.