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Nothing felt in Faisalabad, just talked with the family.

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oh Thank God ... I hope there are none.

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^ameen

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Suma Ameen.

Not all Earth quakes are fatal... I hope Pakistan and all it's neighbours are spared any damage... Ameen.

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i just woke up coz of this earth quake my bed started to move i thought i was dreaming but suddenly something fell and i woke up

Allah khair karay

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Where exactly are you located?

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In Lahore

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Nothing felt in Clifton according to my family.
A few buildings collapsed in Karachi according to tweets

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7.3. rs. No damage recorded yet.
They have it on Geo and ARY. Radio streaming on Geo site.

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Weird. What part of Lahore are you in?

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epicenter was in kheri, Balochistan. it was a 7.4 earthquake felt in balochistan, southern sindh, punjab in pak and in Delhi to Jaisalmer in rajasthan. there is no report of loss of life or propert so far. Allah raHm kare...aameen

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Heard on the news that a lady had a heart attack because of the shock and died..
so sad :(

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18 January 2011 Last updated at 16:22 ET Share this page

Strong earthquake hits south-west Pakistan

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A strong earthquake measuring 7.2 has hit south-western Pakistan, in a desert area bordering Iran and Afghanistan, the US Geological Survey says.
The quake struck at 0123 on Wednesday (2023 GMT on Tuesday), some 55 km (34 miles) west of Dalbandin in Pakistan, at a depth of 84km (52 miles).
It was located several hundred kilometres from the Pakistani city of Quetta and the city of Zahedan, Iran.
The 7.6-magnitude Kashmir earthquake of October 2005 killed 73,000 people.
In its initial reports the US Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake happened at a depth of just 10km (6.2 miles).
Earthquakes at such a shallow depth have the potential to cause major destruction and loss of life.
However, a later bulletin from the USGS revised the depth of the quake to 84km (52 miles) underground, potentially limiting the effects.
No immediate details of any damage were available, but reports said the quake was felt in neighbouring Pakistani provinces.
TV reports said the quake was felt as far away as Karachi and outside the quake zone in Dubai in the Gulf.
Frequent quakes The area hit by the recent earthquake is sparsely populated and is located in a seismically active zone.
The nearest town, Dalbandin, 55km east of the epicentre, is thought to have a population of below 20,000 people.
However, major population centres are relatively close to the epicentre.
The Iranian city of Zahedan, some 310km (195 miles) west of the quake, is home to some 570,000 people.
The historic Iranian city of Bam, west of Zahedan, was devastated by an earthquake in 2003.
In Pakistan, the Balochistan provincial capital of Quetta is also home to 560,000 people.
The Pakistani province of Baluchistan is a focus of some militant activity, sharing a long and porous border with conflict zones in southern Afghanistan.
Pakistan is still dealing with the aftermath of devastating floods in the 2010 monsoon season, as well as battling Taliban militants in several tribal areas.

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Just talked to a friend in Karachi. He thought some jin was moving his chair at first! :smack2: Everyone seems to be ok Alhumdulillah.

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YA ALLAH, mere watan aur us ke rehnay waluN par reham karna!

Hope the damage is not too big and that people are ok.

:(

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He thought some jin was moving his chair at first!
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ROFL.. :D

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It looks like its center was the border of Sind and Baluchistan nearby Karachi. And the timings are odd so its taking some time in getting the casuality report, which I hope and pray, remains minimal.

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By Michael Winter, USA TODAY
Update at 4:46 p.m. ET: The USGS has lowered the magnitude to 7.2 from 7.4 and said the quaike occurred 50 miles deep, far deeper than the preliminary depth of six miles. It was centered in Baluchistan province, Pakistan’s most sparsely populated.
Still no reports of damage or casualties.
The Associated Press reports that tremors lasting at least 20 seconds were felt as far away as Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, and in India’s capital, New Delhi.
Original post: A magnitude-7.4 earthquake has struck southwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border, the U.S. Geological Survey says.
No reports yet about casualties or damage.
The quake hit at 1:23 a.m. Wednesday local time, about 640 miles west of Islamabad, the capital.

Besides, above news, look at this comment below the same article:

mildbrew](http://www.usatoday.com/community/profile.htm?UID=285cdecd9fb89d06) (0 friends, send message) wrote: 24m ago
Amerikan Woman (0 friends, send message) wrote: 4m ago

Get our people out of there. **That area is cursed.
**

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Who cares about the stupid comments from the ignorant bunch

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I hope and pray that there are no casualties. Ameen