7.6-Magnitude Earthquake Kills More Than
3,000 People in Pakistan, India, Afghanistan
Saturday, October 08, 2005 02:53:54 PM

A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake near the Pakistan-India border Saturday reduced villages to rubble, triggered landslides and flattened an apartment building. More than 3,000 people were killed in both nations, and a Pakistan army spokesman called the devastation "a national tragedy."
The toll included 250 girls who died when their school in northwestern Pakistan collapsed. Another 500 students were injured, said Ataullah Khan Wazir, police chief in the northwestern district of Mansehra.
In the capitals of Pakistan, India and Afghanistan, buildings shook and walls swayed for about a minute, and panicked people ran from their homes and offices. Tremors continued for hours afterward. Communications throughout the region were cut. The rest


4.2-Magnitude Quake Hits Central Calif.
Sat Oct 8, 9:10 AM ET

CAMBRIA, Calif. - An earthquake shook central California early Saturday about five miles northeast of San Simeon, home to Hearst Castle.
The magnitude-4.2 temblor hit at 5:17 a.m., according to a preliminary report from the
U.S. Geological Survey.
Sgt. Rex Reece of the San Luis Obispo County sheriff's Cambria station said there were no injuries or reports of structural damage as a direct result of the quake.

The temblor came after a magnitude-4.4 quake hit the area Oct. 2. San Simeon is located about 200 miles northwest of Los Angeles.

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