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Earthquake jolts Kashmir, no casualties reported
20 Feb 2009 04:57:49 GMT
Source: Reuters
ISLAMABAD, Feb 20 (Reuters) - An earthquake jolted parts of Pakistani and Indian Kashmir on Friday but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, according to Pakistani officials, though the quake was felt in the capital Islamabad.

The U.S. Geological Survey measured the tremor at 5.4 magnitude and put the epicentre 51 miles (82-km) west of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir.

Pakistan's meteorological department gave a reading of 5.8 magnitude, Director General Qamar-uz-Zaman Chaudhry said.

In 2005, a 7.6 earthquake killed 75,000 people, mostly in northern Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir, but some in Indian Kashmir too.

(Reporting by Kamran Haider; Editing by Sanjeev Miglani)


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