ISLAMABAD: In a powerful Pakistan earthquake, Death toll rises drasticallyas reported by local media.
A powerful earthquake jolted several parts of Pakistan on Tuesday,particularly areas of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, and KhyberPakhtunkhwa.
According to Deputy Inspector General Police Mirpur, 19 people died, whilemore than 300 were wounded in Mirpur divison.
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the 5.8-magnitudeearthquake struck at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers with its epicenterlying 1km southeast of Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
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Tremors were also felt in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Murree, Jhelum, Charsadda,Swat, Khyber, Abbottabad, Bajaur, Nowshera, Mansehra, Battagram, Torgharand Kohistan.
