A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck southwestern Pakistan, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Tuesday.
It said the quake, initially reported as a magnitude 7.3, was very shallow at a depth of 6.3 miles (10 km). It struck 34 miles (55 km) west of Dalbandin at 1:23 a.m. local time on Wednesday (2023 GMT on Tuesday).
The Pacific Tsunami Center said the onshore quake had not triggered a tsunami in the Indian Ocean.
A major quake of this magnitude is capable of causing widespread and heavy damage.
Thanks God. No report of any big damage yet.
However there may be some losses in remote areas.
**Magnitude 7.2 - SOUTHWESTERN PAKISTAN
**2011 January 18 20:23:26 UTC
**Earthquake Details
**• This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
**Magnitude 7.2
**Date-Time
• Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at 20:23:26 UTC
• Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 01:23:26 AM at epicenter
• Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
**Location
**28.838°N, 63.947°E
**Depth
**84 km (52.2 miles) set by location program
**Region
**SOUTHWESTERN PAKISTAN
**Distances
**45 km (30 miles) W of Dalbandin, Pakistan
260 km (160 miles) W of Kalat, Pakistan
310 km (190 miles) ESE of Zahedan, Iran
1035 km (640 miles) WSW of ISLAMABAD, Pakistan
**Location Uncertainty
**horizontal +/- 7.1 km (4.4 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters
NST=159, Nph=159, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.33 sec, Gp= 47°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=1
Source : USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
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**Allah kaa shukr hai, uskaa aHsan hai, ham uske shukr guzaar haiN
yeh jhaTkaa Allah kii taraf se shaayad warning thii k ham sudhar jaayeN...abhii bhii waqt hai k ham samajh jaayeN...'allaamah Iqbal ne farmaayaa thaa k:
vatan kii fikr kar, naadaaN!, museebat aanewaali hai
terii barbaadiyoN ke mashware haiN aasmaanoN meN!!!
to isse pahle k aglaa jhaTkaa jaan levaa aur dil dahlaavaa ho, aaiye ham 'ahd kareN k ham ab Allah kii naa-farmaanii nahiiN kareNge aur uske bataaye huye raaste par chaleNge, vohii siraat ul mustaqeen waalaa raasta...Allah hameN hidaayat aur taufeeq 'ataa farmaaye...aameen!**
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**Pakistan escapes major quake damage: AfPak Daily Brief **
Gov.23312 - Account: F. Ghazi
A massive earthquake of magnitude 7.2 shook Pakistan early this morning, centered 30 miles west to the closest town of Dalbandin and some 200 miles southwest of the Baluchistan capital of Quetta, and reverberated across the country and region (WSJ, AP, Geo, AJE, Reuters,ET,Reuters, Guardian, Tel). Few casualties and little damage were reported, though aftershocks were felt from Dubai to Delhi.
Newsweek has a must-read about the late Obama administration envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Amb. Richard Holbrooke, and his “lonely mission” amid conflicts with other American officials (Newsweek).