PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A moderate earthquake shook a remote region of mountainous northern Afghanistan (news - web sites) on Tuesday, the Pakistan Seismological Center reported. There were no immediate indications of damage or injuries.

The tremor, with a reported magnitude of 5.0, took place at 5:39 a.m. local time, according to the center. It said the quake's epicenter was about 125 miles north of Peshawar in the sparsely populated Hindu Kush mountains of northern Afghanistan.

The quake was also felt in parts of northern Pakistan, the center said. No further information was immediately available.

Moderate quakes and other seismic activity are not uncommon in the region, according to the U.S. National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, Colorado.

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-- Anonymous, October 02, 2001

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Tee-hee, I bet that resulted in some soiled underwear! I'll get the EQ chart and post it. Hey--you scopped Boom Boom! Not easy to do.

-- Anonymous, October 02, 2001

-- Anonymous, October 02, 2001

hehehehehehe

-- Anonymous, October 02, 2001

Nice to see you Mebs and hope to see more of you here.

-- Anonymous, October 02, 2001

01/10/02 23:40:18 44.27N 71.70W 9.1 2.4M VERMONT- NEW HAMPSHIRE

-- Anonymous, October 02, 2001

good to see you, too.....slowpoke

hahaha

: )

-- Anonymous, October 04, 2001