Posted on 04/03/2007 2:26:19 AM PDT by John W
An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale has hit a remote and mountainous area of northeastern Afghanistan Tuesday morning, shaking buildings in the capital, Kabul, parts of Pakistan, Tajikistan and India.
The temblor was centered in Badakhshan province, about 200 miles northeast of the capital, Kabul. Residents reported shaking buildings and shattered glass but no immediate casualty figure was available, AP reported.
"It was a very strong earthquake," said Agha Noor Kemtoz, the provincial police chief of Badakhshan. "My room was shaking and the light was swinging back and forth."
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered 40 miles south of Faizabad and hit at 8:05 a.m.
Damage reports from northeastern Afghanistan are often slow to trickle in, because of the region's remoteness and a lack of communication facilities.
Badakhshan-- the most remote area in Afghanistan-- is located in the towering mountains of the Hindukush and is a region prone to earthquakes. The province shares a border with Pakistan, Tajikistan and China.
A 6.7 magnitude quake struck Badakhshan in December 2005, killing five children. That quake was centered about 60 miles southeast of Faizabad.
In May 1998, a 6.9 magnitude quake hit near Faizabad, triggering massive mud slides and flooding that left more than 5,000 people dead.
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Prayers for our troops, and all in harm’s way...
all accounted for here in SE Asia
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Magnitude 6.2 - HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
2007 April 3 03:35:06 UTC
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Magnitude 6.2
Date-Time
Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at 03:35:06 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at 8:05:06 AM
= local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 36.528°N, 70.668°E
Depth 210.5 km (130.8 miles)
Region HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
Distances 65 km (40 miles) S of Feyzabad, Afghanistan
135 km (85 miles) SW of Khorugh, Tajikistan
140 km (85 miles) WNW of Chitral, Pakistan
260 km (160 miles) NNE of KABUL, Afghanistan
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 5.6 km (3.5 miles); depth +/- 8.5 km (5.3 miles)
Parameters Nst= 98, Nph= 98, Dmin=674.6 km, Rmss=0.77 sec, Gp= 61°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID us2007asas
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Local Taliban bomb-makers went “Uh-oh”.
There were buildings still standing there?
I’ll bet Osama had a bit of a pisschill...thinkin’ MOAB and all.
There have been several 5.0s in Greece, noticeable in Athens.
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