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A magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook parts of Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan on Thursday, sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes and offices and frightening people in remote ...
Earthquakes in Pakistan. Earthquake zones of Pakistan. (<6.0 in green, 6.0–6.9 in blue, 7.0–7.9 in orange, 8.0+ in red) Largest. 8.1 M w 1945 Balochistan earthquake. Deadliest. 7.6 M w 2005 Kashmir earthquake. Pakistan is one of the most seismically active countries in the world, being crossed by several major faults.
The earthquake was felt in major cities across Pakistan, including Karachi, Hyderabad, Rawalpindi/Islamabad, Larkana, and Lahore. The quake was also felt in Delhi , India , where some buildings shook, [15] and Muscat , Oman —800 kilometres (500 mi) from the epicenter—where mild tremors shook tables and cabinets. [16]
Tectonic zone Earthquake hazard zones of Pakistan. Pakistan geologically overlaps both with the Indian and the Eurasian tectonic plates where its Sindh and Punjab provinces lie on the north-western corner of the Indian plate while Balochistan and most of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa lie within the Eurasian plate which mainly comprises the Iranian plateau, some parts of the Middle East and Central Asia.
The tremor measured 6.8, hitting Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. The tremor measured 6.8, hitting Afghanistan, Pakistan and India ... News. 24/7 help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...
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The 2015 Lahore factory disaster resulted when a shopping bag factory located at Sundar Industrial Estate [1] near Lahore, Pakistan collapsed [5] [6] [2] on 4 November 2015, killing at least 45 people [3] and trapping about 150. [2] The recovery was led by the Board of Management Sundar Industrial Estate with support from the Pakistan Army ...
Murree ( Punjabi, Urdu: مری) is a mountain resort city, located in the Galyat region of the Pir Panjal Range, within the Murree District of Punjab, Pakistan. It forms the outskirts of the Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area, and is about 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Islamabad. It has average altitude of 2,291 metres (7,516 ft).