7.7 Quake hits Pakistan/Afghanistan

[harrybarracuda]

M 7.7 Earthquake, 45km SSW of Jarm, Afghanistan
32 minutes ago · U.S. Geological Survey
This alert has been updated.
Posted 12 minutes ago
An earthquake with magnitude 7.7 occurred near Feyzabad, Afghanistan at 0932.70 UTC on Oct 26, 2015. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Link

[harrybarracuda]

ISLAMABAD: A powerful 8.1 magnitude earthquake jolted the country on Monday, triggering panic among masses, Pakistan metrological department said.

Tremors were felt in Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore, Sialkot, Quetta, Peshawar, Swabi Kohat, Abbottabad, Swat, Malakand and other cities and towns of the country.

According to Director Earthquake Division Zahid Rafiq, the epicenter of the earthquake recorded 200 kilometers deep north of Pakistan.

A building in Peshawar caved in following the quake, trapping people inside the rubble. Reports of houses collapse were also received from different parts of the country.

However, no loss of life has yet been reported.

The quake shook buildings prompting frightened people running into streets reciting Kalma-e-Tayyaba.

According to US Geological Survey, the powerful quake was also felt in India, UAE and Afghanistan. –Samaa

Link

[taxexile]

allah knows best.

Al-Hasan al-Basri said: “Do not resent the calamities that come and the disasters that occur, for perhaps in something that you dislike will be your salvation, and perhaps in something that you prefer will be your doom.”

Almighty Allah tells us many times in the Qur’an that He is the most merciful, the most compassionate. Everything in this universe was created with love and compassion and if we keep this in mind as we steer the course of our life, we will see His signs all around us.

Almighty Allah says: “…it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you and that you like a thing that is bad for you. Allah knows but you do not know.” (Al-Baqarah 2:216)

Therefore, we must have faith in Almighty Allah and trust in Him and even though sometimes we may not understand the reason behind certain things that happen, we should be sure that as long as we seek to obey Him, whatever happens will be for our betterment.

[harrybarracuda]

allah knows best.

Al-Hasan al-Basri said: “Do not resent the calamities that come and the disasters that occur, for perhaps in something that you dislike will be your salvation, and perhaps in something that you prefer will be your doom.”

Almighty Allah tells us many times in the Qur’an that He is the most merciful, the most compassionate. Everything in this universe was created with love and compassion and if we keep this in mind as we steer the course of our life, we will see His signs all around us.

Almighty Allah says: “…it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you and that you like a thing that is bad for you. Allah knows but you do not know.” (Al-Baqarah 2:216)

Therefore, we must have faith in Almighty Allah and trust in Him and even though sometimes we may not understand the reason behind certain things that happen, we should be sure that as long as we seek to obey Him, whatever happens will be for our betterment.

A long-winded way of nicking the jesus wheezers' "God works in mysterious ways".

[harrybarracuda]

It's moved.



At least 30 people are reported to have been killed after an earthquake of 7.5 magnitude struck Afghanistan, with the effects felt hundreds of miles away.

The United States Geological Survey said the epicentre was south of Feyzabad in northern Afghanistan, in a remote part of the Hindu Kush near the Tajikistan and Pakistan borders.

But the impact was experienced as far away as New Delhi, Islamabad and Lahore, say witnesses.

In Kabul, the earthquake caused widespread power outages and telephone cuts but there were no immediate reports of major damage.

Twelve schoolgirls are reported to have been killed while trying to escape falling debris in the Afghan city of Taloqan.

Hundreds more may have been injured but most of those affected live some way from communications so precise figures will take some time to emerge.

Several in Pakistan took to Twitter immediately afterwards, describing what they had experienced.

‏@CricketRebel said: "Just felt earthquake in #lahore, whole house shook for 10 seconds or most. It was by far the most terrifying quake I have felt. #Pakistan."

Saad Hamid in Islamabad told Sky News: "[I'm] really concerned about the homes and the families of people in the north.

"Islamabad is clearly in panic as most roads are jammed due to traffic rush to homes after the earthquake."

Sky's Sam Kiley said the eipicentre was an extremely remote, mountainous part of Afghanistan and as a result casualties were not expected to be as high as they have been after some quakes in the region.

The Times of India reported that strong tremors were felt across New Delhi and the national capital region at around 2.45pm local time (9.15am UK time).

Residents in Kashmir, where electricity and phone lines are apparently down, told ANI news that it was "terrifying".

Sky's India Producer Neville Lazarus said: "We rushed out of our building and went down for some time. As soon as we did we saw the whole street full of people.

"They've gone back in ... now but it was quite a scary sort of a moment because of what happened six months ago in Nepal.

"In 2005, Pakistan experienced something almost on the same parallel as this one - almost 7.6 on the scale - an earthquake that devastated the region.

"An estimate is that 60,000 people died in that earthquake and over four million were rendered homeless and we've just heard from the Pakistani prime minister telling all the agencies involved in relief to go out and help."

http://news.sky.com/story/1576223/ma...its-south-asia