Earthquake in Paskistan & Delhi 24.09.2013 | 7.8 earthquake strikes Pakistan | Earthquake in Paskistan Sep 2013 | Earthquake in Paskistan

Earthquake in Paskistan & Delhi 24.09.2013 | 7.8 earthquake strikes Pakistan | Earthquake in Paskistan Sep 2013 | Earthquake in Paskistan

A strong earthquake struck a remote mountainous part of western Pakistan on Tuesday and was felt as far away as the Indian capital of New Delhi, hundreds of miles to the east, where buildings shook. The strong quake struck a remote mountainous part of the country at 4.29pm local time (12.29BST) around 100 kilometres (60 miles) southwest of the city of Khuzdar in Balochistan province, at a depth of 15 kilometres. 

It was felt as far away as the Indian capital of New Delhi, hundreds of miles to the east, where buildings shook. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, but many of the buildings in that part of the country are made of weak materials and there were fears a death toll could grow. The US Geological Survey originally gave the earthquake a 7.4 strength at 29 kilometres but later revised their figure. Pakistan's meteorological office gave the magnitude as 7.7.

A “RED” alert has been issued by the USGS, which means estimated fatalities of more than 1,000 and damages costing over USD 1 billion.  Pakistan's Geo TV said the earthquake lasted for about a minute. The tremors were felt as far as India's national capital and other parts of north India at around 5:05 pm local time. According to a news agency, strong tremors shook tall buildings in New Delhi, sending people running into the streets.  

Tremors were felt across the province as well as in the sprawling port city of Karachi, residents said. People in Ahmedabad in India, hundreds of miles from the eipcentre, ran out of buildings and into the street. Tremors were felt in the national capital and other parts of north India on Tuesday when a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck a remote mountainous part of southwestern Pakistan.  A 7.6 magnitude quake in 2005 centred in Kashmir, killed at least 73,000 people and left several million homeless in one of the worst natural disasters to hit Pakistan. The epicentre is in a remote, thinly populated mountainous area of Balochistan populated mainly by subsistence farmers.