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Quake sends tremors through NW Pakistan

(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-12-29 16:11

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Officials say a moderate earthquake has jolted a broad stretch of northwest Pakistan and the Kashmir region.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

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The US Geological Survey says the 5.8-magnitude temblor originated Monday morning in the quake-prone Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan. It says it struck at a depth of about 88 miles (141 kilometers).

Pakistani meteorological official Qamaruz Zaman says quakes striking so far below the ground are "usually not that destructive."

In October, an 6.4-magnitude earthquake in southwest Pakistan killed more than 200 people and left thousands homeless.