Devendra Darda - Strong earthquake rattles North India, epicentre in Pakistan

Earthquake rocks north India

A strong earthquake rocked North India, including parts of the national capital region. Initial report say the epicentre was in Northern Pakistan and the tremors have been clocked at 7.7 on the Richter scale.

 M 7.7 Earthquake, 45km SSW of Jarm, Afghanistan

A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.7 on the Richter scale jolted Pakistan, Afghanistan and India on Monday.

The earthquake struck in northeastern Afghanistan, the US Geological Survey said, sending tremors that were felt in India and Pakistan, Reuters reported. Tremors were felt in Lahore, Islamabad, Faisalabad, Multan, Chitral, Mardan and nearby areas. The epicentre of the earthquake was 265km NE of Kabul.

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Serious earthquake tremors in Delhi for long. Still shaking.

— Hari Kumar (@HariNYT) October 26, 2015

Pure terror. A minute of a quake.

— devendradarda (@devendradarda) October 26, 2015

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