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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.
 
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Strong earthquake jolts parts of Punjab, K-P
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Published: October 26, 2015
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A strong earthquake jolted parts of Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Monday.

Tremors were felt in Lahore, Islamabad, Faisalabad, Multan, Chitral, Mardan and nearby areas.

Strong earthquake jolts Islamabad, parts of K-P

According to sources tremors were felt for over one minute. The quake spread panic among people and they rushed out of their homes, however; no loss of life or property has been reported so far.
 
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7.7 magnitude earthquake strikes Pakistan
DAWN.COM — PUBLISHED 11 MINUTES AGO
ISLAMABAD: An earthquake has rocked the northern areas, including the capital city, DawnNews reported.

Reuters reported a 7.7 magnitude quake in Pakistan's northern areas citing United States Geological Survey.

It is unclear how severe the quake was, but citizens took to social media to post reports of "massive quake".

Tremors have been felt in major cities, including Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Kohat and Malakand.

Strong tremors were also felt in Kabul and New Delhi.

In pictures shared by Islamabad residents on Twitter, people are seen standing on roads after feeling tremors.
 
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The feeling was like the one I had on October 8th. duration was long and heavy jolts
 
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It's 7,7 on Richter scale. Had it lasted longer could have been devastating
 
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