Pakistan earthquake has caused at least 174 people were killed in Afghanistan

Afghan death toll rose to 174 people between the two countries no injuries were reported overseas Chinese] ① earthquake has caused at least 34 people were killed in Afghanistan, Pakistani territory ② least 140 people were killed and over 400 injured ③ According to the Chinese Embassy in Afghanistan, no Chinese ④ strong overseas Chinese casualties reported in Xinjiang Kezilesukeerkezi states, Kashi, Aksu, Hotan and other seismic sense, no personnel injuries.

Northeastern Afghanistan on the 26th afternoon 7.8 earthquake in neighboring Pakistan, India and Uzbekistan are strongly felt. Currently earthquake has caused at least 34 people were killed in Afghanistan, Pakistan at least 125 people were killed.

It is reported that earthquake also caused more than 200 people were injured in Afghanistan, thousands of houses collapsed in several provinces. Takhar provincial government official told Xinhua News Agency reporters that the province a school of 12 female students in the earthquake that triggered the stampede killed, in addition to dozens of people injured.

When the earthquake occurred, Kabul has strongly felt, building strong shaking, there is at least 1 minute duration, electricity and mobile phone signals have been interrupted, many people ran outside to escape, part of the construction of the wall cracks.

Kabul resident Sadaba · Omari said: "This is my first experience with such a strong earthquake, before Afghanistan had several small earthquakes, but a long duration of time, felt very strong, people are very nervous. "

According to Pakistani media reports, Pakistan earthquake has caused at least 125 people were killed nationwide, more than a thousand people were injured, a large number of houses and buildings were destroyed. Most of the country has clearly felt.

In the northwest close to the epicenter of the Khyber - Pashtun province and tribal areas most severely affected, more than 50 people were killed and a large number of buildings were destroyed. Due to the inconvenience of transportation and communication, some of the remote areas of the disaster situation is unclear, the death toll could rise further.

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has ordered the establishment of a disaster management team and instructed relevant departments to provide relief to the affected people. The military has also been put into relief, and ordered all military hospitals emergency.

In addition, the Indian media reported that New Delhi and northern India were clearly felt, was in New Delhi metro outage. Related officials said that as there were no reports of casualties.

Uzbek side, media reports said, Tashkent, Samarkand, Namangan, Andijan and other regions have clearly felt, there is no report of casualties and property losses.

According to the China earthquake measuring, the magnitude earthquake occurred in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan as 7.8, focal depth of 210 km. According to the US Geological Survey measured the quake a magnitude of 7.5, the epicenter was located 250 kilometers from the Afghan capital Kabul, Badakhshan Province, Zhu Alm area, the focal depth of 213.5 kilometers.

Some media reports said, seismologists generally believe India where the Indian - Australian plate moving northward, settling into Asia where the Eurasian plate beneath, at the junction of two tectonic plates accumulated stress reaches a certain level, Nepal has triggered " April 25 "8.1 earthquake. At that time, seismologists predict, since this region there are many mysteries faults, faults accumulated stress has not been fully released, and thus the risk of recurrence of strong earthquakes still exists.