GOVERNMENT OF
National Seismic Monitoring Centre
Time: 1430PST
Latest Earthquake Report
An earthquake of Mild
intensity was recorded by
seismological network of Pakistan Meteorological Department on 2nd July 2008. According to the preliminary analysis of Seismic
Centre Peshawar, the earthquake originated at 14Hours 08 Minutes PST and
its epicenter lies about 20 KMS
North of
The magnitude of earthquake on Richter
scale was 3.6
Past Earthquake Report
An earthquake of Severe
intensity was recorded by
seismological network of Pakistan Meteorological Department on
The magnitude of earthquake on Richter
scale was 6.0
Earthquake/Aftershocks
Report
Total Aftershocks occurred in Last 24 Hrs: ................................ 01
Significant Aftershocks in Last 24
Hrs: .........................................
00
Total Aftershocks since
Press Release
(issued on Saturday Dec 03, 2005)
Met Office Warns More Occasional Aftershocks
in Next 6 months
Met office warned that more occasional
aftershocks may continue during the next 6 months.
Spokesman of Met Office
informed that the careful analysis & study of the seismic data of the
region is indicating some more but occasional aftershocks in the region. Though
the frequency of the aftershocks has already decreased considerably but the
available seismicity still indicates the possibility
of occasional aftershocks during the next 2 months, which may range around 5.0
on Richter scale at times.
Spokesman further informed
that 1500 aftershocks have been occurred so far. The maximum number of
aftershocks “122” occurred on 9th Oct, 2005; and now this number
has considerably decreased about 8 to 10 a day. Such aftershocks are not
unusual because every severe earthquake is followed by a number of aftershocks
which may continue for few months with falling frequency & occasional
trend.