Moderate Quake Jolts Northern India, Second Tremor In Two Days

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Indian Kashmiri Muslim boys play cricket in Srinagar 13 December 2005. A strong tremor in Indian Kashmir jolted people from their beds and forced some survivors from October's devastating earthquake to run from their shelters screaming, police and witnesses said. The tremor was registered by the Pakistan Meteorological Department at 6.7 on the Richter scale. AFP photo by Sajjad Hussain.

New Delhi (AFP) Dec 14, 2005
A moderate earthquake jolted northern India on Wednesday, a day after the region was shaken by a 6.7 magnitude quake in the remote mountains of northeastern Afghanistan.

"The earthquake (Wednesday) measured 5.2 on the Richter scale," an official at the Indian Meteorological Department said.

The epicentre was 20 kilometers (12 miles) north of the Hindu pilgrimage town of Badarinath in the Himalayan state of Uttaranchal, said R.K. Pandey, head of Uttaranchal disaster management office.

He said there were no reports of injuries or damage from the quake which hit at 0709 GMT and was also felt in the Indian capital New Delhi

The tremor followed a 6.7-magnitude quake Tuesday in the Hindu Kush range of northeastern Afghanistan that was felt as far away as New Delhi and triggered panic among survivors of October's South Asian earthquake disaster.

At least 15 people were injured and 200 homes destroyed in Afghanistan by Tuesday's quake.

Source: Agence France-Presse

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