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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Signs and Portents, part 159 |
| 2005-03-03 |
| ISLAMABAD — A moderate earthquake shook Peshawar and the town of Chitral in the northern Hindu Kush mountains yesterday, but there were no reports of injuries or damage, an official said. The magnitude 5.2 quake was centred about 300km north of Peshawar in the Hindu Kush mountain range in neighbouring Afghanistan, said Nasir Mahmood, an official at the state-run seismological centre in Peshawar. The tremor was felt in Peshawar and Chitral at 7.21 local time, he said. Earthquakes are common in the Hindu Kush mountain range that straddles Afghanistan and Pakistan. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #8 It was near Winslow. I'm not sure why the only paper covering the story is in San Diego. |
| Posted by: jackal 2005-03-03 10:28:44 PM |
| #7 Can't be specific,it was reported by Chanel 3 news this am. |
| Posted by: Raptor 2005-03-03 4:57:10 PM |
| #6 We didn't feel it down here in Intel land in SE Arizona... |
| Posted by: Bodyguard 2005-03-03 1:26:10 PM |
| #5 Raptor...where in Arizona was it felt? Didn't see anything here in Phoenix, and usually if there is a little rumble we might see water moving in stationary glasses or something like that. |
| Posted by: Desert Blondie 2005-03-03 1:08:00 PM |
| #4 Testing, testing 1, 2, 3... |
| Posted by: Halliburton Earthquake/Tsunami Division 2005-03-03 1:03:37 PM |
| #3 I think it's the straw reinforcing in the mudhuts that makes Iranians so quake-safe. Concrete and steel are for |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-03-03 10:33:14 AM |
| #2 If I was an Iranian, I would see if the town I lived in was named Kabum, Pow, Blammu, or anything similar. And then promptly get the hell out of there. |
| Posted by: BH 2005-03-03 10:19:33 AM |
| #1 We had a 4.6 in N. Arizona yesterday,very,very unusual. |
| Posted by: Raptor 2005-03-03 7:53:24 AM |