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Shallow tremor rocks Pakistan quake-hit area
MIRPUR, Pakistan, Sept 26, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – A tremor sent terrified people
running into the streets in northeastern Pakistan on Thursday, days after a
powerful quake killed 38 people in the same area and destroyed infrastructure
and roads.
An AFP reporter in the city of Mirpur in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir
described the ground shaking, while Pakistan’s top meteorologist, Muhammad
Riaz, said the epicentre of the 4.4-magnitude tremor was 12 kilometres (seven
miles) deep.
BSS/AFP/MSY/1337 hrs