Massive earthquake in Pakistan

[CHD]

Pakistan MeT office director Sahabzad Khan has stated that the devastation of this earthquake will be less, Waqt News reported. “It is because of its far off centre and its depth,” he added.

He further stated that centre of this earthquake is Hindu-Kush ranges with the depth of 193 Kilometers.

“The aftershocks will be felt for next 24 hours," he said.
This earthquake will be less destructive than 2005: Director MeT

 

[indiatester]

Hope there are no more casualties.

 

[Blue Marlin]

 

[Donatello]

Sad day

Epicenter is Hindu Kush range along PAK-Afghan border, so sadly KPK will have bear the brunt

RIP to the lost lives.

 

[CHD]

BALAHISAR FORT affected

 

[RoadRunner401]

Afghanistan, Pakistan quake kills 18, wounds more than 100

Magnitude 7.5 tremor cuts power and communication lines.

KABUL—A strong earthquake in northern Afghanistan was felt across much of South Asia on Monday, shaking buildings from Kabul to Delhi, cutting power and communications in some areas and killing at least 18 people.


The United States Geological Survey said the epicentre of the 7.5-magnitude earthquake was in the far northern province of Badakhshan, which borders Tajikistan and China. It said the epicentre was 213 kilometres deep and 73 kilometres south of the Badakhshan capital, Fayzabad.


In Takhar province, west of Badakhshan, at least 12 students at a girls’ school were killed in a stampede as they fled shaking buildings, said Sonatullah Taimor, the spokesman for the provincial governor. Another 30 girls were taken to the hospital in the provincial capital of Taluqan.


In Pakistan, at least five people died when homes collapsed in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said Mohammad Bilal, a rescue official. He said more than 100 people were wounded in the area. State-run Pakistani TV had earlier reported that a person died when a roof collapsed in the eastern city of Kasur, bringing the total known toll from the quake to 18.


In Badakhshan itself, “there are reports of casualties and destruction” in some remote districts near the epicentre, said the provincial director of the Afghan National Disaster Management Authority, Abdullah Humayoon Dehqan.


Badakhshan’s deputy chief of police, Sakhi Dad Haidari, said dozens of houses had been destroyed in two remote and sparsely populated rural districts, with some damage reported in Fayzabad.

Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah called an emergency meeting of the disaster management authority to assess the damage, his senior adviser Omar Samad tweeted.


Abdullah later tweeted that the meeting would assess damage in one of Afghanistan’s most vulnerable regions.


Power was cut across much of the Afghan capital, where tremors were felt for around 45 seconds. Houses shook, walls cracked and cars rolled in the street. Officials in the capital could not be immediately reached as telephones appeared to be cut across the country.

In Pakistan, Zahid Rafiq, an official with the meteorological department, said the quake was felt across the country. In Islamabad, buildings shook and people poured into the streets in a panic, with many reciting verses from the Qur’an.


“I was praying when the massive earthquake rattled my home. I came out in a panic,” said Munir Anwar, a resident of Liaquat Pur in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province.


Pakistan’s army chief, Gen. Raheel Sharif, ordered troops to the quake-affected areas, the military said in a statement. It gave no further details.


The quake was also felt in the Indian capital New Delhi, though no damage was immediately reported. Office buildings swayed and workers who had just returned from lunch ran out of buildings and gathered in the street or in parking lots.


In Srinagar, the main city in the India-controlled portion of disputed Kashmir, the tremors lasted at least 40 seconds, with buildings swaying and electrical wires swinging wildly, residents said.


“First I thought somebody had banged the door. But within seconds, the earth began shaking below my feet, and that’s when I ran out of the building,” said government official Naseer Ahmed.


People ran outside, shouting, crying and chanting religious hymns in an effort to keep calm. “I thought it was the end of the world,” shopkeeper Iqbal Bhat said.


Srinagar police Inspector General Syed Javaid Mujtaba Gilani said there were no immediate reports of casualties, but that “some bridges and buildings have been damaged,” including a cracked highway overpass.

Afghanistan, Pakistan quake kills 18, wounds more than 100 | Toronto Star

 

[suresh1773]

I know. Even one death matters. But still it is better that GB or Punjab haven't reported any casualty. The lower the casualty the better.

It should be NO casualty,better for us

 

[Taygibay]

R.I.P. to the victims and thinking of you, Pakistan, India and Afghanistan, Tay.

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes Pakistan, at least 52 dead - Pakistan - DAWN.COM



The Latest: Toll From Afghan Earthquake Rises to 46 - ABC News

 

[Musafir117]

Sad incident and good thing is the center was away from Pakistan and depth was 192m, hopefully casualties not rise much. It's 3rd big one in month of October and as per my experience almost earthquake happened in early winter.

 

[Jazzbot]

RIP.

 

[SecularNationalist]

I was speaking to my mother few seconds ago on the phone and suddenly she started shouting --- massive earthquake massive earthquake

and it carried on for over a minute and then the phone is disconnected

I hope my whole family and the entire Pakistan is safe

She started crying as she has also witnessed the earthquake of 2005 which devastated millions of families.

It was the biggest one in the history of pakistan .The magnitude in october 2005 was 7.6 today it was 8.1.My whole house shaked badly.I have to drag my mother out of the house as she cannot run fast she is old.
But today the damage is less as compared to october 2005 because that quake originated from 15 kilometers deep and today it was 195 km deep,so the momentum was less.October is the cursed month,every year after 2005 i felt quake in this month.

 

[Knight Rider]

500 injured and 93 causalities in KPK, and many houses and buildings collapses in KPK.
Mobile SIM's signal towers have been knocked out in some areas of KPK. Serious Landslide destroyed a main bridge in Hunza.

Two New Shock-waves felt in Islamabad of 5.3 and 3.6 magnitude.

 

[I S I]

Allah rehem kare.

 

[SecularNationalist]

Felt it hard in Delhi.Ground started to shake

Even people in dubai felt it.The centre was in afghanistan the whole region is affected .