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Joel thakkar

(363 posts) Tue Apr 16, 2013, 07:08 AM Apr 2013

Earthquake in Iran, Pakistan and India - 7.8 richter scale

Developing story...

Epicenter is between Pakistan and Iran Border. I am in India and even i experienced it...

Newslink : http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/massive-earthquake-at-iran-pakistan-border-tremors-felt-in-delhi-and-parts-of-northern-india-354876

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/16/us-india-quake-idUSBRE93F0DV20130416

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Earthquake in Iran, Pakistan and India - 7.8 richter scale (Original Post) Joel thakkar Apr 2013 OP

USGS page for it: muriel_volestrangler Apr 2013 #1

Watch NDTV studio during today's tremors bananas Apr 2013 #2

muriel_volestrangler

(101,258 posts)

1. USGS page for it:

Reply to Joel thakkar (Original post)

Tue Apr 16, 2013, 07:12 AM

Apr 2013

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000g7x7#summary

If that's shaken New Delhi, there are many large cities even closer. This could be very bad indeed.

And BBC page: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22168202

bananas

(27,509 posts)

2. Watch NDTV studio during today's tremors

Reply to Joel thakkar (Original post)

Tue Apr 16, 2013, 07:54 AM

Apr 2013

http://m.ndtv.com/video/player/news/tremors-felt-in-delhi-gurgaon/271612

Watch NDTV studio during today's tremors
Published On:Apr 16, 2013 16:26 (IST) |
Duration: 4 min, 00 sec

Delhi, Chandigarh and Ahmedabad reported major tremors as an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 on the Richter scale struck Iran. At the NDTV studio in South Delhi, studio lights and equipment shook for nearly a minute. The quake was reportedly felt in Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan and India.

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