Pakistan earthquake
A disastrous big earthquake occurred in northeast Pakistan, in the disputed area with Indian border. Magnitude 7.6 quake centered just near the Muzzafarabad city, which has about 0.2 million people. The weak building construction, shallow depth of the quake epicenter (10km), and aftermath landslides increased the death toll dramatically passing 20,000 within first three days. Map shows the hilly terrain of the region with some cities and tectonic plate boundary. Pakistan government news says the Muzzafaeabad city has completely destroyed. Telephone, power, water, and other public services were downed and mountain villages became inaccessible due to damaged roads. Pakistan meteorological department says this is the worst quake hit in this area within last 100 years. The disaster occurred after 10 months that the historical tsunami tragedy in Asia.