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LastQuake twitterde op maandag 26-10-2015 om 10:17:27 Strong #earthquake few minutes ago in Hindu Kush, felt in Pakistan, India, Eastern Uzbekistan reageer retweet

Earthquake of 7.5 magnitude hits Afghanistan, at least 46 people dead

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Magnitude M 7.7
Region HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
Date time 2015-10-26 09:09:31.4 UTC
Location 36.43 N ; 70.88 E
Depth 190 km
Distances 259 km NE of Kabul, Afghanistan / pop: 3,043,532 / local time: 13:39:30.9 2015-10-26
99 km SE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan / pop: 44,421 / local time: 13:39:30.9 2015-10-26
65 km S of Jarm, Afghanistan / pop: 12,106 / local time: 13:39:30.9 2015-10-26

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AP twitterde op maandag 26-10-2015 om 10:18:25 BREAKING: Powerful earthquake felt in Pakistan's capital. reageer retweet

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AP twitterde op maandag 26-10-2015 om 10:22:54 BREAKING: People run out of buildings as strong tremor is felt across northern India. reageer retweet

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Op maandag 26 oktober 2015 10:25 schreef Frutsel het volgende:

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AP twitterde op maandag 26-10-2015 om 10:18:25 BREAKING: Powerful earthquake felt in Pakistan's capital. reageer retweet

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AP twitterde op maandag 26-10-2015 om 10:22:54 BREAKING: People run out of buildings as strong tremor is felt across northern India. reageer retweet

pakistani's zetten hem op 8.1
http://www.pmdnmcc.net/seismic/latestearthquakes.asp

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pajhwok twitterde op maandag 26-10-2015 om 11:09:16 Update: Casualties fear in northern Badakhshan, eastern Nanagerhar and kuner provinces. #Afghanistan reageer retweet

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A major earthquake rocked Afghanistan,

The 7.5-magnitude temblor struck at 1:40 p.m. local time Monday, 45 kilometers north of `Alaqahdari-ye Kiran wa Munjan, Afghanistan, the United States Geological Survey reported.

The USGS initially listed it was a 7.7-magnitude; Pakistan's earthquake center preliminarily recorded the earthquake at magnitude-8.1.
The earthquake could be felt in Kabul, Afghanistan, the nation's capital, and in Peshawar, Pakistan, according to the USGS.
Rescue operations in Afghanistan will take place under dry conditions, AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Jason Nicholls said.

"Skies are mainly clear with clear skies expected tonight," Nicholls said.
Tremors from the quake were in northern India, where people fled building in panic, The Associated Press said.

Pakistani leaders ordered the military to start rescue operations in all affected areas without seeking official permission, The Nation newspaper said on its website.

Monday's earthquake is the strongest in the region since the 2005 Kashmir earthquake that was a magnitude-7.6

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Dodental nu boven de 300

Bij de zware aardbeving in het Hindoekoesj-gebergte zijn nu al meer dan 300 mensen om het leven gekomen. In Pakistan werden volgens officiële gegevens 230 doden gevonden, in Afghanistan stierven zeker 76 mensen.
Volgens Abdullah Abdullah, ‘ceo van de regering’ in Afghanistan, kan het dodental nog stijgen. Het epicentrum van de aardbeving met een kracht van 7,5 op de schaal van Richter maandag lag in Badachsjan, op het drielandenpunt tussen Afghanistan, Pakistan en Tadzjikistan.

In ziekenhuizen werden honderden mensen behandeld, alleen in Pakistan waren er ongeveer 1.200 gewonden.

In Afghanistan geraken reddingswerkers maar moeilijk tot bij de slachtoffers. Aardverschuivingen blokkeren de wegen in de bergachtige regio. Veel wegen zijn ook onbruikbaar omdat ze gecontroleerd worden door de radicaalislamitische taliban.