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EARTHQUAKE | 7.5 Afghanistan, 330+ Dead - News, videos (19:41 PST Upd.)

 
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7.7 magnitude quake according to breakingnews.com.

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USGS EVENT REPORT
M7.5 - 45km N of `Alaqahdari-ye Kiran wa Munjan, Afghanistan

Local copy updated 10:40 PST
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Time
2015-10-26 09:09:32 (UTC)
2015-10-26 02:09:32 (UTC-07:00) in your timezone

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45km (28mi) N of `Alaqahdari-ye Kiran wa Munjan, Afghanistan
48km (30mi) SSW of Jarm, Afghanistan
76km (47mi) S of Fayzabad, Afghanistan
77km (48mi) WSW of Ashkasham, Afghanistan
254km (158mi) NNE of Kabul, Afghanistan

Tectonic Summary

The October 26, 2015 M 7.5 earthquake near the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan (SW of Jarm) occurred as the result of reverse faulting at intermediate depths, approximately 210 km below the Hindu Kush Range in northeastern Afghanistan. Focal mechanisms indicate rupture occurred on either a near-vertical reverse fault or a shallowly dipping thrust fault.

At the latitude of the earthquake, the India subcontinent moves northward and collides with Eurasia at a velocity of about 37 mm/yr.
Active faults and their resultant earthquakes in northern Pakistan and adjacent parts of India and Afghanistan are the direct result of the convergence between the India and Eurasia plates.

This collision is causes uplift that produces the highest mountain peaks in the world including the Himalayan, the Karakoram, the Pamir and the Hindu Kush ranges.

Earthquakes such as this event, with focal depths between 70 and 300 km, are commonly termed "intermediate-depth" earthquakes. Intermediate-depth earthquakes represent deformation within subducted lithosphere rather than at the shallow plate interfaces between subducting and overriding tectonic plates.

They typically cause less damage on the ground surface above their foci than is the case with similar magnitude shallow-focus earthquakes, but large intermediate-depth earthquakes may be felt at great distance from their epicenters.

"Deep-focus" earthquakes, those with focal depths greater than 300 km, also occur beneath northeastern part of Afghanistan. Earthquakes have been reliably located to depths of just over 300 km in this region.
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Source: U.S. Geological Survey [link to earthquake.usgs.gov]
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Hundreds dead after massive earthquake hits South Asia
More than 330 reported dead in Afghanistan and Pakistan as powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake rocks South Asia.

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== Initial reporting ========
An earthquake with magnitude 7.7 occurred near Feyzabad, Afghanistan at 09:09:32.70 UTC on Oct 26, 2015. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

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More than 240 dead as powerful quake rocks Afghanistan, Pakistan
Los Angeles Times - Shashank Bengali, Zulfiquar Ali and Ali M. Latifi
October 26, 2015 10:41 AM - Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan.
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A powerful temblor shook Afghanistan and Pakistan on Monday, killing more than 240 people in both countries as residents fled swaying buildings and hillsides collapsed across a wide stretch of the rugged Hindu Kush mountains.

The magnitude 7.5 earthquake was centered 158 miles northeast of Kabul, near Jarm district in the remote province of Badakhshan, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It is one of Afghanistan’s most inaccessible regions, where a massive landslide last May killed hundreds.

Afghan officials said at least 80 people were killed in Monday’s quake, including 30 in the eastern province of Kunar and 12 in Badakhshan. The death toll was seen as likely to rise because rescue teams had not yet reached districts closest to the epicenter, including some that are controlled by Taliban insurgents.

In the northern Afghan province of Takhar, west of Badakhshan, 11 students at a girls’ school were killed trying to escape their school building when the quake struck, officials said. More than 30 girls were taken to a hospital in the provincial capital of Taluqan, the Associated Press reported, citing a spokesman for the provincial governor.
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At least 15 people were killed and about 100 injured in the eastern province of Nangarhar, along the Pakistani border, according to the provincial natural disasters directorate. At least 30 houses in the provincial capital, Jalalabad, were destroyed.

“Today’s earthquake was the strongest one felt in the recent decades,” Afghanistan’s chief executive Abdullah Abdullah tweeted.

In Pakistan, army officials said 161 people were killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and more than 1,000 injured. Landslides blocked the high-altitude Karakoram Highway, which connects China and Pakistan, in several places and military teams were busy trying to open the road, said Maj. Gen. Asim Bajwa, the Pakistani army spokesman.
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“We are still receiving reports about dead and wounded, and figures will go high,” said Muhamamd Latif, spokesman for the disaster management authority in Peshawar. He said that rescue work was in progress in affected areas. He said that tents and food items were being dispatched from Peshawar to far-flung areas.
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About 40 minutes after the first earthquake, a magnitude 4.8 aftershock was reported in the vicinity.

A spokesman for the provincial government in Khyber Pakhtukhwa, Mushtaq Ghani, said hundreds of people had lost their homes and that authorities were racing to mount rescue and relief operations in the worst-hit districts.
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Chitral, a scenic district in the foothills of the Hindu Kush mountains about 250 miles north of Peshawar, was one of the hardest-hit districts in the province, officials said. A police official said 20 bodies had been brought to the district headquarters hospital, while 82 people had suffered injuries.

The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly, said the earthquake also caused landslides, blocking roads in the mountainous district. Telecommunications systems were also disrupted, and huge cracks appeared in the sides of buildings.


Officials in Punjab province said four people there were killed and 61 injured. Deeba Shahnaz, a rescue official, said the “overwhelming majority” of casualties were linked to building and wall collapses.
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There were reports of damage to buildings near the Afghan presidential palace. Shopkeepers and residents raced into the streets as the temblor struck.

“I've lived 57 years and have never seen an earthquake like this,” said a carpenter in Kabul named Farid. “I couldn't believe how strong it was. Luckily nothing in our shop was broken, but I had to run outside with everyone else.”

In the Indian capital, New Delhi, office workers streamed out of buildings and residents reported minor structural damage to multi-story apartment buildings.
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[link to www.latimes.com] . Less than 50% copied, edited for readability, emphasis added.
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== Initial reporting ========
Magnitude 7.5 Earthquake Hits South Asia
[l]26th October 2015, 09:34
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Several people took to Twitter immediately afterwards, describing what had happened.

Rafi Amir-ud-Din said: "Massive earthquake in Pakistan. Buildings rocking like dolls house. Allah have mercy on us."

@CricketRebel added: "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."

Sky's Sam Kiley said the eipicentre was an extremely remote part of Afghanistan where the effects were likely to landslides.
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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".
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A massive earthquake, measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale was felt in Srinagar on Monday. Strong tremors were felt in Delhi and surrounding areas.

The quake had its epicentre in the Hindukush region of Afghanistan, said a statement from the government.

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Be ready for aftershocks...

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Just got a bulletin from CNN saying quake has been upped to
a 7.7
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190 km deep? That's very very deep, right?
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190 km deep? That's very very deep, right?
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Yes. Reports of it being felt in Iran and Iraq.
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Alert area: 45 miles (72 km) S of Feyzabad, Afghanistan; 81 miles (131 km) WNW of Chitral, Pakistan; 87 miles (140 km) SSW of Khorugh, Tajikistan; 149 miles (239 km) NW of Mingaora, Pakistan; 160 miles (257 km) NNE of KABUL, Afghanistan

Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Posted 12 minutes ago

An earthquake with magnitude 7.7 occurred near Feyzabad, Afghanistan at 09:09:32.70 UTC on Oct 26, 2015. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

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BREAKING NEWS OCT 26 2015, 5:38 AM ET
Major Earthquake Shakes Afghanistan, Pakistan, India
by FAZUL RAHIM , F. BRINLEY BRUTON and WAJAHAT S. KHAN

A magnitude-7.7 earthquake hit northeastern Afghanistan on Monday, and was felt hundreds of miles away in Pakistan and India.

The temblor struck at around 2:10 p.m. (5:10 a.m. ET). The quake came just days after rain fell in many parts of Afghanistan, making mud-built houses more vulnerable to collapse.

[link to www.nbcnews.com]

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Upgraded to an 8.1 according to some sites..

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Why no PINE??
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Pakistan's Supreme Court was in a televised session and the judges, lawyers, complainants and everyone else started running out of the room.

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Bump and pin request.
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Upgraded to an 8.1 according to some sites..

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Pakistan's Supreme Court was in a televised session and the judges, lawyers, complainants and everyone else started running out of the room.

[link to www.nbcnews.com]
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Magnitude 7.5 Earthquake Hits South Asia
[l]26th October 2015, 09:34
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...
Several people took to Twitter immediately afterwards, describing what had happened.

Rafi Amir-ud-Din said: "Massive earthquake in Pakistan. Buildings rocking like dolls house. Allah have mercy on us."

@CricketRebel added: "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."

Sky's Sam Kiley said the eipicentre was an extremely remote part of Afghanistan where the effects were likely to landslides.
...
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".
...
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No aftershocks in last one hour...
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Anyone squashed
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Deleted video of wrong quake.

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-- Vaarsuvius, The Order of the Stick [link to tvtropes.org]
"History doesn't repeat, but it does rhyme" -- Mark Twain
"It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.-- William Clifford [link to myweb.lmu.edu]
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Not positive this one is authentic. If anyone recognizes it let me know.

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Something is wrong here. 7.5 should last longer than 10 seconds of shaking.
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That was a long quake.

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That video was from the quake near Colquimbo weeks ago
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Most surprising is that its 200km deep and felt strongly upto 2000km from epicentre
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Thx for your updates on your thread ill refer them to yours for updates five stars thx op
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Would this be the same quake felt from a further distance (Siberia)??

IN THE IRKUTSK REGION WAS AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 5.2 [link to flashsiberia.com]
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Pinned as well
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That was a long quake.

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That video was from the quake near Colquimbo weeks ago
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