Posted on 10/07/2005 10:21:53 PM PDT by Perdogg
ISLAMABAD, Oct. 8 (Xinhuanet) -- A strong earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale rocked major Pakistani cities of Islamabad, Lahore and Peshawar on Saturday morning, according to local TV reports.
The quake shook buildings in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, for about a minute at around 8:50 a.m. local time.
It also shook northern India and part of Afghanistan as Xinhua reporters in New Delhi and Kabul said both the capitals felt the shakings of the quake.
The India Meteorological Department said the earthquake's epicenter was in Pakistan. In India, the first tremor was felt at 9:25 a.m. Saturday in India-controlled Kashmir, north India's Uttaranchal, Punjab, Rajasthan, west India's Gujarat and the capital city Delhi.
Strong quakes have pushed people out of their homes in Srinagarin India-controlled Kashmir, according to NDTV reports.
High rise buildings were left particularly shaken by the tremor lasting for about minutes in Delhi. Enditem
Hmmmm...some US corporations have done a lot of outsourcing to India. Wonder how many of them will be affected?
I've been sitting here trying to think why it can't be good. I just keep coming up with reasons why it can be good. I guess all this Islamic terrorism around the world is having a negative effect on me. All I can picture is 19 floors of cow dung, and straw bricks returning to it's origional shape, perhaps with what looks like toilet paper (turbans) sticking out here and there.
"So if the muslims claim that Hurrican Katrina was sent by allah to punish the US, how come he's sending earthquakes to Pakistan?"
I bet it's less than 24 hours before some mullah says the earthquake is because Pakistan has been cooperating with the U.S.
None. This happened in Paki-Stan.
None. India is a huge place, and most of that stuff is in the Bombay or Delhi area, nowhere near this quake.
Prayers being sent.
"I bet it's less than 24 hours before some mullah says the earthquake is because Pakistan has been cooperating with the U.S."
lol..i bet it is less than 1 hour!!
Magnitude 7.6
Date-Time Saturday, October 08, 2005 at 03:50:38 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
Saturday, October 08, 2005 at 08:50:38 AM local time at epicenter
Location 34.43N 73.54E
Depth 10.0 kilometers
Region PAKISTAN
Ding...Ding...Ding...We have a winner!
Wasn't there another big quake tonight off of South America? Where are the 'waves' headed?
"You've got a tent???" LOL
Nothin' for nothin', but this does not look like ordinary events. Somebody MIGHT have tested something that caused a very isolated event. Based upon you first image.
How many of what?
Things that go boom. Look at the historical trend in that specific area.
The Taliban supporting, nuke constructing Pakies will somehow blame the White House for this earthquake.
casualties
>25K
>25K?? Where did you get your figure?
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