Earthquake Rocks Islamabad
Severe earthquake jolts were felt in and areas around the capital this morning around 8:40 am. People rushed out of their homes and office buildings for cover. More updates will be comming soon, so stay tuned to this blog for more information.
The United States Geological Survey said the quake measured magnitude 6.2. The magnitude of any damage was not immediately known.
Earthquake Details
Magnitude 6.2
Date-Time Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at 03:35:06 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at 8:05:06 AM
= local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 36.528°N, 70.668°E
Depth 210.5 km (130.8 miles)
Region HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
Distances 65 km (40 miles) S of Feyzabad, Afghanistan
135 km (85 miles) SW of Khorugh, Tajikistan
140 km (85 miles) WNW of Chitral, Pakistan
260 km (160 miles) NNE of KABUL, Afghanistan
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 5.6 km (3.5 miles); depth +/- 8.5 km (5.3 miles)
Parameters Nst= 98, Nph= 98, Dmin=674.6 km, Rmss=0.77 sec, Gp= 61°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
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Phir buch gai aap log…:P
Burray dheet hain…
Just kidding…
We felt it in Lahore too: Jolted!
barray manhoos ho tum islamabadio?
thanks to god we are safe but all the teachrs and students of city school said that:
“people of pakistan had forgotten allah and think about themselves and stopped praying that is why for punishing us allah has sent this earthquake”.
Moderated