Jump to content

Residents flee homes as moderate earthquake jolts Islamabad


Recommended Posts

Posted

Residents flee homes as moderate earthquake jolts Islamabad

2010-10-11 05:01:35 GMT+7 (ICT)

ISLAMABAD (BNO NEWS) -- A moderate earthquake rattled the Pakistani capital of Islamabad on early Monday morning, seismologists and witnesses said.

The 5.1-magnitude earthquake at 2.44 a.m. local time (2144 GMT Sunday) was centered approximately 40 kilometers (25 miles) northwest of Islamabad. It struck about 33 kilometers (20.5 miles) deep, making it a shallow earthquake, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Pakistani television reported that residents in the region fled their homes when the earthquake struck, but did not immediately report any damage or casualties.

tvn.png

-- © BNO News All rights reserved 2010-10-11

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.



×
×
  • Create New...