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Very Strong deep earthquake in Pakistan - secondary damage may occur

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Update 11:28 UTC : This Earthquake looks more dangerous than it actually is. The only problem way be secondary damage from landslides, especially after if heavy rains are active in the area.

39.0 km (24.2 mi) WSW of Ashkasham, Afghanistan
48.0 km (29.8 mi) WSW of Ishkashim, Tajikistan
50.0 km (31.1 mi) SE of Jarm, Afghanistan
86.0 km (53.4 mi) SE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan
282.0 km (175.2 mi) NE of Kabul, Afghanistan

Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 6.8

Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2016-04-10 15:28:55

GMT/UTC Time : 2016-04-10 10:28:55

Depth (Hypocenter) : 200 km

Depth and Magnitude updates in the list below.

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SRC Location UTC Date/time M D INFO
USGS Ashkasham, Afghanistan Apr 10 10:28 6.6 210 MAP I Felt It INFO
GEOFON Afghanistan-tajikistan Border Region Apr 10 10:28 6.6 210 MAP I Felt It INFO
  • bardoli - I was on my bed and feeling vibrating my bed and wall at 03:04.
  • Surat - A strong vibration
  • Nangahar - At 3:00 pm there was a moderate earthquake in Afghanistan.
  • Lahore - No damage
  • Islamabad - It was between 4 to 5 magnitude (I think)
  • chandigarh - No damage at all.
  • Delhi - Earthquake somewhere in the region. Felt the tremors.
  • New Delhi - no damage
  • Delhi - felt weak shaking around 16:06 IST
  • Gurgaon - Dancing like a swing
  • islamabad - strong
  • kabul - we were in 15 floor of MCIT building, it was shaking, the table was little bit shaking
  • New Delhi - One or two major shakes followed by some really mild 'smooth' ones.
  • Debradun - Sitting in a chair the chair was slowly shaking. Two of us felt it
  • Dushanbe - Decent shaking. Lasted a good 45 seconds or so. It wasn't as strong as the earthquake last year in the same location and same depth but was similar in duration
  • Noida - I felt Earthquake around 16:05 IST. The feel was very weak
  • Kundli,sonipat - felt like someone is shaking my bed..
  • Kabul - I was in office, right at the third floor. the building was shaking and it was almost like 40 seconds. though the building is really old but it proved to be strong enough, thanks god. very strong earthquake like this after a day of heavy raining, I am wondering how many of our people has suffered, there most be a lot of casualties. May Allah forgive us May Allah keep us safe from such disasters
  • Bagram - No damage
  • Kundli,sonipat - felt like someone is shaking my bed..
  • City - Was very strong
  • Dharamsala - Apartment third floor of building shaked here in Himachal Pradesh, North India
  • Kabul - Unusual long duration, no damage in Kabul. Possibly damages in Badakhshan province
  • EMSC Pakistan Apr 10 10:28 6.8 200 MAP I Felt It INFO
  • Chandigarh - No damage.... But strong shaking!!! It was the 3rd earthquake I have experienced in my life until my birth.... First in 2008, then 2015 n then now today.

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    MMI II (Very weak shaking) ?
    People :
    Felt by persons at rest, on upper floors or favorably placed.
    MMI III (Weak shaking) ?
    People :
    Felt indoors; hanging objects may swing, vibration similar to passing of light trucks, duration may be estimated, may not be recognized as an earthquake.
    MMI IV (Light shaking) ?
    People :
    Generally noticed indoors but not outside. Light sleepers may be awakened. Vibration may be likened to the passing of heavy traffic, or to the jolt of a heavy object falling or striking the building.
    Fittings :
    Doors and windows rattle. Glassware and crockery rattle. Liquids in open vessels may be slightly disturbed. Standing motorcars may rock.
    Structures :
    Walls and frames of buildings, and partitions and suspended ceilings in commercial buildings, may be heard to creak.
    MMI V (Moderate shaking) ?
    People :
    Generally felt outside, and by almost everyone indoors. Most sleepers awakened. A few people alarmed.
    Fittings :
    Small unstable objects are displaced or upset. Some glassware and crockery may be broken. Hanging pictures knock against the wall. Open doors may swing. Cupboard doors secured by magnetic catches may open. Pendulum clocks stop, start, or change rate.
    Structures :
    Some large display windows cracked. A few earthenware toilet fixtures cracked.
    MMI VI (Strong shaking) ?
    People Felt by all. People and animals alarmed. Many run outside. Difficulty experienced in walking steadily.
    Fittings :
    Objects fall from shelves. Pictures fall from walls. Some furniture moved on smooth floors, some unsecured free-standing fireplaces moved. Glassware and crockery broken. Very unstable furniture overturned. Small church and school bells ring. Appliances move on bench or table tops. Filing cabinets or "easy glide" drawers may open (or shut).
    Structures :
    Slight damage to buildings with low standard. Some stucco or cement plaster falls. Large display windows broken. Damage to a few weak domestic chimneys, some may fall.
    Environment :
    Trees and bushes shake, or are heard to rustle. Loose material may be dislodged from sloping ground, e.g. existing slides, talus slopes, shingle slides.
    MMI VII (Very strong shaking) ?
    People
    General alarm. Difficulty experienced in standing. Noticed by motorcar drivers who may stop.
    Fittings :
    Large bells ring. Furniture moves on smooth floors, may move on carpeted floors. Substantial damage to fragile contents of buildings.
    Structures :
    Unreinforced stone and brick walls cracked. Low standard buildings cracked with some minor masonry falls. A few instances of damage to buildings of ordinary workmanship. Unbraced parapets, unbraced brick gables, and architectural ornaments fall. Roofing tiles, especially ridge tiles may be dislodged. Many unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, often falling from roof-line. Water tanks Type I burst. A few instances of damage to brick veneers and plaster or cement-based linings. Unrestrained water cylinders (hot-water cylinders) may move and leak. Some common windows cracked. Suspended ceilings damaged.
    Environment :
    Water made turbid by stirred up mud. Small slides such as falls of sand and gravel banks, and small rock-falls from steep slopes and cuttings. Instances of settlement of unconsolidated or wet, or weak soils. Some fine cracks appear in sloping ground. A few instances of liquefaction (i.e. small water and sand ejections).
    MMI VIII (Severe shaking) ?
    People Alarm may approach panic. Steering of motorcars greatly affected. Structures : Low standard buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. ordinary workmanship buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged in some cases. A few instances of damage to buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes. Monuments and pre-1976 elevated tanks and factory stacks twisted or brought down. Some pre-1965 infill masonry panels damaged. A few post-1980 brick veneers damaged. Decayed timber piles of houses damaged. Houses not secured to foundations may move. Most unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, some below roof-line, many brought down. Environment : Cracks appear on steep slopes and in wet ground. Small to moderate slides in roadside cuttings and unsupported excavations. Small water and sand ejections and localized lateral spreading adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
    MMI IX (Violent shaking) ?
    Structures Many low standard buildings destroyed. Ordinary workmanship buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes damaged in some cases, some with flexible frames seriously damaged. Damage or permanent distortion to some buildings and bridges, designed and built to normal use standards. Houses not secured to foundations shifted off. Brick veneers fall and expose frames. Environment : Cracking of ground conspicuous. Landsliding general on steep slopes. Liquefaction effects intensified and more widespread, with large lateral spreading and flow sliding adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
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