Earthquake Pakistan Afghanistan - Current Affairs Questions and Answers

1)   An earthquake of 7.5 magnitude on the Richter scale struck Pakistan and Afghanistan with tremors felt in S. Asia. What was the epicentre of the quake:

a. Kabul
b. Peshawar
c. Jurm
d. Lahore
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Jurm

Explanation:
A massive 7.5 earthquake has struck Pakistan and Afghanistan leading to the death of over 200 persons, according to USGS. National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad has pegged the quake intensity at 7.7. Quake’s epicentre was Jurm in NE Afghanistan, 250 km from Kabul at the depth of 213.5 km according to USGS.

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