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Earthquake in Pakistan

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6.1 magnitude earthquake in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. More serious in Afghanistan though.

Hope everyone is safe.
 
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Just at about 2:10am there was such big jolt of earthquake i felt here in Peshawar and now reports that it was in many parts of Pakistan .

i felt like my walls are coming down . one big jolt.

it was said to be over 5.8

i felt a strong jolt here in islamabad.
 
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Charsadda.. :(

Yes in Charsadda, Peshawar and above all in Nowshera it was so severe that people came out of their homes.


i never been afraid or even felt any scared at even on 2005 earthquake but this was a big jolt i thought someone just pushed me badly.


in Mansehra seems it would have been more stronger.

the epicenter is said to be hindukush range
 
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Yes in Charsadda, Peshawar and above all in Nowshera it was so severe that people came out of their homes.


i never been afraid or even felt any scared at even on 2005 earthquake but this was a big jolt i thought someone just pushed me badly.


in Mansehra seems it would have been more stronger.

the epicenter is said to be hindukush range

i think it is due to the fact that the epicentre is near.also, we dont know any thing about the depth of the epicentre. recently earth quake in spain had less then 6 intensity but it did damage buildings, perhaps it too was shallow.
 
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Yes in Charsadda, Peshawar and above all in Nowshera it was so severe that people came out of their homes.


i never been afraid or even felt any scared at even on 2005 earthquake but this was a big jolt i thought someone just pushed me badly.


in Mansehra seems it would have been more stronger.

the epicenter is said to be hindukush range


Same here behna for the 1st time i feel scared :(
 
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i think it is due to the fact that the epicentre is near.also, we dont know any thing about the depth of the epicentre. recently earth quake in spain had less then 6 intensity but it did damage buildings, perhaps it too was shallow.

The depth is reported as 217 Km under the ground

Yes thats why i am more worried because in Nowshera its reported that people ran out of homes
 
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jana....wake up...it cant be 217 km :D....its 217 km away....the depths are around some tens of kilometers or under ten :)
 
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Magnitude 5.9 - HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
2011 May 14 21:07:22 UTC

Earthquake Details

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude
5.9
Date-Time
Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 21:07:22 UTC
Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 01:37:22 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
36.441°N, 70.742°E
Depth
207.4 km (128.9 miles)
Region
HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
Distances
76 km (47 miles) S of Faizabad, Afghanistan
120 km (74 miles) WNW of Chitral, Pakistan
137 km (85 miles) SSW of Khorugh, Tajikistan
256 km (159 miles) NNE of KABUL, Afghanistan

Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 14.5 km (9.0 miles); depth +/- 3.5 km (2.2 miles)
Parameters
NST=266, Nph=285, Dmin=739.2 km, Rmss=0.82 sec, Gp= 40°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
usc0003fa9
 
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