Pak hit by earthquake, North India feels tremors
New Delhi: Southwest Pakistan was hit by a powerful earthquake of 7.4 magnitude at about 2 am IST on Wednesday. The tremors were felt in parts of North India like Delhi, Rajasthan and Haryana, according to reports on television.
While there are no reports of any casualty in India, one person is reported to have died in a wall collapse in Pakistan.
Residents in several areas of the Delhi rushed outside their homes as soon as the tremors were felt.
The impact was also felt in Jaipur, Barmer, Ganganagar and Jaiselmer in Rajasthan, and in Dubai as well.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the epicentre of the earthquake was located in southwestern Pakistan in the desert area bordering Iran and Afghanistan. But not much is being reported from there as it is a remote area. Reports from local news agencies say there has been no extensive damage in nearby towns.
"The earthquake struck at a depth of 7.4 km," an IMD official said. The epicentre was located at 28.9 degrees north on the latitude and 64 degrees east on the longitude.
A US Geological Service report said the epicentre of the earthquake was located 45 km from Dalbandin in southwest Pakistan. It said the focal depth of the earthquake was 84 km.