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Earthquake measuring 7.5 rocks north India, epicentre in Afghanistan; 4 killed in Pakistan

The quake was 196 km deep and centred 82 km southeast of Feyzabad in a remote area of Afghanistan in the Hindu Kush mountain range.

A strong earthquake rocked North India, including parts of the national capital region. Initial report say the epicentre of the earthquake was in north Afghanistan and has been clocked at 7.5 on the Richter scale.

A massive earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale today jolted north India, with panic-stricken people rushing out of houses and buildings that shook during the temblor lasting almost a minute. According to reports, four people have been killed in northwestern Pakistan.

The earthquake epicentred in the Hindukush mountain range in Afghanistan struck at around 2.40 PM, sending ripples across several states like Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, the National Capital Region (NCR), Punjab, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan.

- See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/earthquake-rocks-north-india/#sthash.MQbGX8v6.dpuf

A massive earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale today jolted north India, with panic-stricken people rushing out of houses and buildings that shook during the temblor lasting almost a minute. According to reports, four people have been killed in northwestern Pakistan.

The earthquake epicentred in the Hindukush mountain range in Afghanistan struck at around 2.40 PM, sending ripples across several states like Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, the National Capital Region (NCR), Punjab, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan.

- See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/earthquake-rocks-north-india/#sthash.MQbGX8v6.dpuf

Our bureaus in Chandigarh and Srinagar have reported massive tremors, though no reports of damage have come in.

People frantically rushed out of their houses and offices as the ground shook. In the national capital, metro services were briefly halted.

[Source : http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/earthquake-rocks-north-india/]

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Jiya_22

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Posted: 10 years ago

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Hope everyone is safe
It wass tooo strong
I was scared 🤔

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naina

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Posted: 10 years ago

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All I hope is everyone is safe out there...

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Sanober

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Posted: 10 years ago

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It was on 8.1 richter scale!

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Rifah

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Posted: 10 years ago

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May Allah bless all.

Stay safe.

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DiVirgo

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Posted: 10 years ago

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May Allah be with them all! Allah is the greatest!!

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catharsis

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Posted: 10 years ago

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It was a strong one! Hope everyone stays safe.

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MsCupcake

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Posted: 10 years ago

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I m still feeling dizzy

Hope everyone will be safe . Amen

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Maleka

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Posted: 10 years ago

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33 are dead and many are injured in Pakistan, the epicenter was Hindukash mountains and it has mainly hit Pakistan, rescue operations have been started all ready.

Read the latest articles to find more, I saw a video footage of Wah Cantt goshh😲it was horrible😲

please everyone pray for Pakistan and for our safety😭 huge loses have been predicted already

powerful tremors were felt mainly in Peshawar and Islamabad followed by many casualties, slight tremors were felt in Karachi too.

Mallu

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