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Moderate aftershock rattles Islamabad; Creates panic
Saturday, October 15 2005 10:19 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Islamabad: A moderate aftershock rattled the Pakistani capital Islamabad in the early hours yesterday (Oct 14, 2005), causing people to leave their homes for fear of collapsing buildings, witnesses said.

The short quake hit at around 0:36 (0100 IST).

Spotlight: Quake in North India

The scale of the tremor was not immediately known and there were no immediate reports of any casualties or damage.

Some 400 aftershocks have rattled northern Pakistan since last week's quake, which was measured at 7.6 on the Richter scale. Officials have expressed fears that the final death toll could be as high as 40,000.

Agencies

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