A strong earthquake of magnitude 8.1 on the Richter scale jolted parts of Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Monday.
Tremors were felt in Lahore, Islamabad, Faisalabad, Multan, Chitral, Mardan and nearby areas.
According to sources tremors were felt for over one minute. The quake spread panic among people and they rushed out of their homes, however; no loss of life or property has been reported so far.
Breaking News: Earthquake of 7.7 magnitude strikes in northern Pakistan – USGS
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) October 26, 2015
Pure terror. A minute of a quake.
— karachikhatmal (@karachikhatmal) October 26, 2015
Massive #earthquake felt in #Islamabad. Shakes lasted up to two minutes, violently shook walls and vehicles. @Fahdhusain @MJibranNasir
— Zeeshan Salahuddin (@ZeeSalahuddin) October 26, 2015
So a massive #Earthquake in #Lahore and everyone evacuates pic.twitter.com/SUyAH5QATl
— Mobeen Shafaat (@mobeenshafaat) October 26, 2015
The building outside my house just collapsed.
— IFtikhar Firdous (@IftikharFirdous) October 26, 2015
Glacier going to ground post #earthquake. #hunza pic.twitter.com/LH5iSl54dn
— Anas Mallick (@AnasMallick) October 26, 2015
An image from Islamabad where cracks appeared in a complete building #Earthquake pic.twitter.com/7ZcjOxUcyU
— Farhan Khan Virk (@FarhanKVirk) October 26, 2015
Everyone recite this, those in Pak that experienced the tremors and jolts. #earthquake pic.twitter.com/r0D21c0AIt
— Aisha Yaqub (@chaandbeti) October 26, 2015
Source: Express Tribune
Also See: Farhan Akhtar Was Called ‘A Pakistani’ On Social Media. His Response Was Epic
