A 7.6 Richter -- definitely not a mild one... Hit at around 8:50PM our time (Pacific Daylight Time)
Here is the
USGS page
Bloomberg
has some news:
Pakistan, India Are Hit by 7.6 Magnitude Earthquake (Update2)
Pakistan and India were shaken by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake, one of the biggest to strike the region. Government officials said they fear widespread damage to life and property.
The earthquake, 10 kilometers (6 miles) deep, struck at 8:50 a.m. local time 95 kilometers north-north east of Islamabad, which has a population of more than 500,000, and 125 kilometers west-northwest of Srinagar in the disputed territory of Kashmir in India, the U.S. Geological Survey said on its Web site.
One person died in Baramulla town in Indian Kashmir when a building collapsed, India's NDTV reported. One child died in a Rawalpindi in Pakistan when a school came down, Agence France- Presse reported, citing a government spokesman.
"It appears to be one of the most high-intensity earthquakes felt in Pakistan," Muhammad Hanif, a spokesman for Pakistan's meteorological department, said.
Reuters
has a bit too:
Big quake rocks Indian subcontinent
A major earthquake with a magnitude of at least 7.6 struck Pakistan on Saturday and was felt across the Indian subcontinent, sending people fleeing from their homes into the streets.
There was no immediate word of any serious casualties.
Pakistan's private Geo TV channel reported that the top floors of a 12-storey apartment block in Islamabad had collapsed and an unknown number of people were trapped inside.
The quake was also felt in the Pakistani and Afghan capitals.
Several 5.6 and 5.9 aftershocks as well...
I have been reading "
A Crack in the Edge of the World" by Simon Winchester.
Wonderful read and it seems that 1906 was not a quiet year geologically.
2005 (December 2004 Tsunami included) is proving to be bumptious as well...
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