Friday, October 14 2005 09:22 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Srinagar/Islamabad: A strong tremor measuring 5.8 on Richter scale in the wee hours yesterday (Oct 13, 2005) rattled Kashmir on both sides of the Line of Control and several parts of Pakistan triggering fresh panic among people reeling under the havoc wreaked by the quake six days ago.

Although there were no reports of any casualties, the aftershock, which was epicentred near the PoK capital Muzaffarabad like the magnitude 7.6 Saturday temblor which flattened most parts of the region, sent survivors out into the open.

The strong trembler came as a rude shock for hapless victims in the worst affected Uri and Tangdhar regions on this side of LoC, as also PoK and cities in Pakistan, who rushed out of their tents praying for safety.

The Met department in Srinagar said the aftershock measuring 5.8 on the Richter Scale, occurred at 1:53 am (IST). It classified the quake as moderate.

However, reports from the Pakistani capital said one tremor was felt at 23:29 hrs IST on Wednesday (Oct 12, 2005), which was followed by another at 01:54 yesterday measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale.

It rocked Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Muzaffarabad and was also felt far in other cities of Lahore, Sialkot, Peshawar, Gujranwala, Swat, Manshera and Kotli.

The region has been experiencing a series of after shocks since the October 8 morning quake that left more than 23,000 people dead in Pakistan and over 1300 in Jammu and Kashmir and destroyed property worth billions of Rupees.