A magnitude 6.5 earthquake rattled much of Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday, sending panicked residents fleeing from homes and offices and frightening people even in remote villages. At least nine people died.
Juan Vera lost three relatives when a strong earthquake that shook parts of Ecuador and Peru on Saturday brought down his niece’s home. The government has offered to pay for the woman’s funeral and those of her baby and her partner, but Vera wonders why local authorities allowed his relatives to live in such an old home to begin with.
ISLAMABAD - A magnitude 6.5 earthquake rattled much of Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday, prompting panicked residents to flee their homes and offices
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A magnitude 6.5 earthquake rattled much of Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday, sending panicked residents fleeing from homes and offices and frightening people even in remote villages. At least nine people died.
The earthquake occurred seven miles south of Fortuna in Northern California at 4:18 p.m. Pacific time Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.