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Pakistan earthquake: The death toll in the devastating earthquake that rattled Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and several cities in the country rose to 30 on Wednesday as authorities stepped up relief efforts. The epicenter of the powerful 5.8-magnitude earthquake, which occurred at around 4 pm on Tuesday at a depth of only 10 kilometers, was near Mirpur city in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), roughly 20 kilometers north of Jhelum in Punjab, according to the US Geological Survey. The earthquake resurrected the haunting memories of a monster tremor that had wrecked the region 14 years ago. (AP Photo)
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The earthquake – which also jolted several cities of Punjab and Khyber-Pakthunkhwa province – left at least 30 people dead and over 370 wounded. (AP Photo)
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The areas worst hit were Mirpur city, a small town Jatlan and two villages Manda and Afzalpur, where buildings and homes collapsed, trees were uprooted and cracks appeared on roads large enough to swallow cars. (Reuters Photo)
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The quake was powerful and created panic as people ran out of building, eyewitnesses said. (AP Photo)
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People on bikes gather near a damaged road after an earthquake in Mirpur, Pakistan. (Reuters Photo)
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A breach in the Upper Jhelum Canal caused by the earthquake inundated a number of villages along the Jatlan Road, around 140 kilometers south of Islamabad. The earthquake also damaged two pedestrian bridges over the canal, making it difficult for the locals to cross over. (AP Photo)
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In October 2015, a 7.5-magnitude quake in Pakistan and Afghanistan killed almost 400 people, flattening buildings in rugged terrain that impeded relief efforts.(AP Photo)
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Pakistan was also hit by a 7.6-magnitude quake on October 8, 2005, that killed nearly 90,000 people in PoK and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. (AP Photo)
