ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: More than 200 people died while around 1000 sustained injuries in different part of Pakistan when a strong earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale jolted the South Asian region on Monday.
The US Geological Survey estimated the earthquake to be a 7.5 on the Richter scale, 256 kilometers north of Kabul Afghanistan. However, according to Pakistan Meteorological Department, the magnitude of the earthquake was 8.1 and its epicenter was Hindukush region.
The areas in Pakistan which were jolted by the earthquake included Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Faisalabad, Multan, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.
The mobile service in some parts of the country was affected due to tremors while several houses and buildings collapsed.
The tremors were also felt in parts of neighboring India and Afghanistan.
Casualties updates till 10:00 pm October 26, 2015
Punjab:
One killed, 17 injured in Rawalpindi
Aged woman died in Sadiqabad area of Rawalpindi
Seven injured when a wall of a building in Prinda Market on College Road Rawalpindi collapsed
Two injured when roof of a shop fell in Kashmiri Bazar, Rawalpindi
10 injured after wall of Government Anbala School fell in Sargodha
Two dead in Sialkot
One dead in Chakwal
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa:
112 died including six in Peshawar, 20 in Chitral, three in Charsadda, eight in Buner, 16 in Swat, 17 in Dir Lower, 12 in Dir Upper, one in Mansehra, one in Malakand, 18 in Shangla, three in Kohistan Lower and two in Swabi: Official sources
673 injured in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
21 including three children killed in Lower Dir. Children died after a wall fell in Samar Bagh area of Jandol
14 killed in Upper Dir
35 killed in Shangla
24 killed in Swat
Four including a child killed in Mardan
Three killed in Swabi
Two children injured, over 50 houses collapsed in Hangu
Four killed, five injured after houses went down in Charsadda
Several injured when dozens houses came down due to earthquake in Shimlai area of Batgaram
Two killed, 20 injured in Malakand division
20 including women, children injured in Kohat
Mobile services suspended, over 200 houses collapsed in Kohat
24 killed, 116 injured in Chitral
Three children dead, two children injured after roof of houses fell in different parts of Diamer
Azad kashmir
12-year-old boy died, two injured when a wall of the Veterinary Hospital collapsed due to earthquake in Mirpur Azad Kashmir
Three women injured when the wall collapsed in Kohori town
Two persons injured when roof of house collapsed at Sarli Sach village in the outskirts of Muzaffarabad
Tribal areas:
19 including two children dead, 60 injured in Bajaur agency
Three killed in Mahmond agency
One dead in Khyber agency
Oct 26, 2015, 8:52pm, Pakistan #Earthquake Death toll now 238 pic.twitter.com/HSYVsT8Uln
— Khalid Khan™ (@khalidkhan787) October 26, 2015
