Pakistan Earthquake 2011

Pakistan’s Meteorological Department gave a magnitude of 7.3 and located the epicentre 55 kilometres northwest of Kharan, a town in the thinly populated southwestern Baluchistan province, which borders Iran and Afghanistan.

“The earthquake occurred at around 1:23am and it was felt in Baluchistan, Sindh and southern Punjab provinces,” chief meteorologist Mohammad Riaz said.

There were no immediate reports of any casualties. Rescue services said that they were on alert after the quake, but so far had received no emergency calls.

Strong tremors were felt as far away as the Indian capital Delhi, around 1,300 kilometres distant, as well as several other cities across northwestern India.