5.9 Earthquake in Turkey

[Gustywind]

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ ... c/#details
Magnitude 5.9 - EASTERN TURKEY
2010 March 08 02:32:35 UTC
Magnitude 5.9
Date-Time Monday, March 08, 2010 at 02:32:35 UTC
Monday, March 08, 2010 at 04:32:35 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 38.852°N, 39.949°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region EASTERN TURKEY
Distances 45 km (30 miles) W of Bingol, Turkey
65 km (40 miles) ENE of Elazig, Turkey
105 km (65 miles) SSE of Erzincan, Turkey
625 km (390 miles) E of ANKARA, Turkey

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 6.2 km (3.9 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST=197, Nph=197, Dmin=437.2 km, Rmss=1.08 sec, Gp= 40°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=9
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

[Macrocane]

According to CNN 59 people have been killed and 72 injured, I guess that the death toll will rise unfortunately:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/03/08/turkey.earthquake/index.html?hpt=T1

[Cyclenall]

Link: http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?opt ... 3&Itemid=2

From this article, why is Pakistan calling this such a massive earthquake and huge calamity? Did they state such for the 8.8 Chile quake? There has been over 14 aftershocks above 5.9 for over a week there alone.