Magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits Pakistan | Tremors felt all Over North India and Dubai

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i was shouting in sb rather than getting out of house.

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Strong earthquake hits SW Pakistan

An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 has hit south-western Pakistan, in a desert area bordering Iran and Afghanistan, the US Geological Survey says.

The quake struck at a depth of just 10km (6.2 miles) at 2023 GMT on Tuesday, some 55 km (34 miles) west of Dalbandian in Pakistan.

It was located several hundred kilometres from the Pakistani city of Quetta and the city of Zahedan, Iran.

The Kashmir earthquake of October 2005 killed 73,000 people.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12222081
 

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if the depth was greater than damage would have been high even in India with possibilities of tsunami.
 

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7.3 quake hits Pakistan


A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck southwestern Pakistan, the U.S. Geological Survey reported has reported.

It said the quake, initially reported as a magnitude 7.3, was very shallow at a depth of 10 km.

It struck 55 km west of Dalbandin at 1:23 a.m. local time on Wednesday (2023 GMT on Tuesday).

The Pacific Tsunami Center said the onshore quake had not triggered a tsunami in the Indian Ocean.

A major quake of this magnitude is capable of causing widespread and heavy damage.


http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/7-3-quake-hits-pakistan-4001597?ref=rss
 

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Hope all DFites and their near and dear ones are safe !!!
 

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For scale, the Haiti earthquake in 2010 was 7.0 magnitude...............
 

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Conflicting reports put the quake between 7.2 and 7.4 scale with a depth between 70 to 84 Kms
-> 1st images of damage courtesy E
 

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images courtesy thakur sahab and chex
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Till no news of casualty : The Press Association link and report:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/uk...3Sq6KY26V8cNEC-JA?docId=N0229741295384682727A

Massive earthquake hits Pakistan

(UKPA) – 22 minutes ago

A major earthquake has struck a remote area in south-western Pakistan.

The United States Geological Survey reported that it measured 7.4 on the Richter scale.

The earthquake struck at 1:30 am local time on Wednesday in Baluchistan province near the border with Afghanistan.

Local TV reports said the earthquake was felt in several provinces in the country.

The quake was centred in Baluchistan province, the country's most sparsely populated area. It happened at a depth of some 50 miles.

Its exact epicentre was in a remote area some 200 miles south-west of the Baluchistan capital of Quetta, said chief Pakistani meteorologist Arif Mahmood.

Local TV reports said the quake was felt throughout several provinces. Many residents in the country's largest city, Karachi, ran out into the streets once the quake started.

There were no immediate reports of damage, said Mr Mahmood. But quakes of this strength can cause widespread destruction.

Tremors lasting at least 20 seconds were also felt as far away as Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and in India's capital, New Delhi.

Earthquakes often rattle the region. A magnitude 7.6 quake on October 8, 2005, killed about 80,000 people in north-western Pakistan and Kashmir and left more than three million homeless.
 

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My sympathy and heartiest condolence to all, who suffered. May almighty with them.

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It affected dilli as well. Paaj fell of his bed and shook DFI.
Pray that all are safe as a result of the quake. But no one is safe when Paaj falls of his bed.
 

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It affected dilli as well. Paaj fell of his bed and shook DFI.
Pray that all are safe as a result of the quake. But no one is safe when Paaj falls of his bed.
I seriously doubt it .It may have been one of Paajis special effects when he unzips his bum flap that shook DFI
 

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