Strong Earthquake felt in upper Pakistan

Aftershocks continue to strike the upper region of Pakistan:

ISLAMABAD: Strong earthquake with 6.7 magnitude was felt in wide area of upper Pakistan including entire Punjab, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Muzaffarabad, Mansehra, Balakot and Gilgit early Tuesday at 2.51 am.

Met Office said the intensity of the quake was 6.7 at Richter scale. Reports from more than two dozens cities said that scare gripped entire Punjab, Islamabad, Azad Jammu Kashmir, Mansehra, Swat Peshawar and Gilgit, Kaghan and Balakot.

These were the sever jolts after October 8, deadly earthquake. Thousands of people ran out of their houses for safety in minus degree centigrade.

Reports said jolts were also felt in New Delhi, Chandigarh, Amritsar and Occupied

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was a magnitude 6.7 and was centered in the Hindu Kush region of northeastern Afghanistan.

A magnitude-7.6 earthquake on Oct. 8 killed at least 87,000 people in northwestern Pakistan and Indian Kashmir.

A magnitude-6 quake can cause severe damage.

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