A powerful earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale shook north India a little after 2.30 pm on Monday. Massive tremors lasting almost a minute were reported in Delhi, Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab.
Strong tremors were also reported in Pakistan, where 13 people have died and over 150 are injured, say reports.
The 7.5 quake’s epicentre was in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan. The earthquake occurred over 150 km deep in the earth.
Heard about strong earthquake in Afghanistan-Pakistan region whose tremors have been felt in parts of India. I pray for everyone’s safety.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 26, 2015
People rushed out of offices and homes as buildings shook in national capital Delhi. The Delhi Metro has halted services for a while as a precautionary measure. In Srinagar, phone and electricity lines are down, and damage has been reported to the Lal Chowk flyover in the Jammu and Kashmir capital. “As we rushed out, we saw cars shaking,” said a man in Chandigarh. Video footage from the city showed panicked people rushing out of offices. Hundreds of people in the towns and cities where tremors were felt are still outside, fearing aftershocks. Meanwhile, from the Twitter world…
Map of the #earthquake epicentre. pic.twitter.com/tkZyDdVcLG — Tarek Fatah (@TarekFatah) October 26, 2015
Guys calm down I guess #Earthquake khatam ho Chuka hay? — PARALLEL. (@JeePlease) October 26, 2015
What is it with date 26 and earth quakes? Jan 26 Dec 26 Oct 26 #earthquake (from twitter tweets)
— TEAM MS DHONI (@imDhoni_fc) October 26, 2015
The #earthquake is a sobering reminder as to who calls the shots in this universe! Man, with all his arrogance, is humbled by God indeed.
— Zaid Hamid (@ZaidZamanHamid) October 26, 2015
From a friend: Weirdest thought during the #earthquake, “Am I dressed right for dying, or should I try and change?” — Fasi Zaka (@fasi_zaka) October 26, 2015
Now this is something to research. In last 500 years MAJOR #EarthQuake came on 26th of month @USGS @SJEarthquakes pic.twitter.com/dqtW2x1gbb
— #GauravPradhan (@DrGPradhan) October 26, 2015
A friend grabbed her roti from her tiffin and rushed out of the building saying ‘main bhooke peit nahi marna chaahti’? #earthquake — Rj sayema (@Rjsayema) October 26, 2015
Before it was 8th October, now it’s 26th October exactly after 10 years. October seems to be a dangerous month of #earthquake ‘s
— Haroon Hayat (@Rjharoon) October 26, 2015
This is the warning call from Allah sudhar jao musalmano ? #earthquake — ąŋąཞƙąƖı ❤️ (@Mano_bili0620) October 26, 2015
