Last night we felt an Earthquake in Pakistan

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   QudsiaP1posted 13 years ago

   So I was sleeping blissfully unaware when the room started vibrating like a scene from a haunted movie. I am a heavy sleeper so managed to sleep through it.
   
   The magnitude was about 7.2!!
   
   Had the epicenter not been in the desert, I would not have been here posting this topic.
   
   So how many have you ever been a witness to an earthquake and are you aware of the safety tips?

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      Rajab Nsubugaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Well, I have, only to realize that it was a mega snake beneath my bed. I am told that it usually happens most especially when one is a heavy sleeper.

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         QudsiaP1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Mega snake?! Oh my... I wonder if that ended your heavy sleeping habits.

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            Rajab Nsubugaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Not really, I only put my safety tips right. By making a short-list of my dreams on the night. However, I am not sure whether it can work for a 7.2 magnitude. 'Sister, that was a real shake!'

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               QudsiaP1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

               The intensity was felt only to those awake.

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      pisean282311posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      dont remind me about earthquake...i have been victim of it and one minute can change one's life...

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         QudsiaP1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Sorry...
         
         I hope things are better now, pisean282311.

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            pisean282311posted 13 years agoin reply to this

            ya now it has been ten years but when ever i remember that day and moment , i get feel with grief...i and my family was lucky but many were not..life moves on ...but some moments freeze in time...it was one such moment...

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               QudsiaP1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

               I will not pretend that I understand but I understand the torment that it must have caused.

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   QudsiaP1posted 13 years ago

   I guess... Just me then...

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      Rochelle Frankposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I live in California, USA and have been through many of them. Since we have a history of "shakers", the building codes are very strict. Have not experienced much real damage to personal property-- though the 1994 quake  did major damage to freeway overpasses and disrupted certain travel routes for a couple of years.

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         QudsiaP1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Yes, sadly in Pakistan, the buildings, roads, bridges etc are not earthquake, flood or any disaster proof.
         
         Thank fully, there was no damage.

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   Pandoras Boxposted 13 years ago

   Holy toledo, it's the end of the world!!!

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      Pandoras Boxposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Sorry. I just like saying that.

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         QudsiaP1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Looks like it, Pandoras Box.

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   theirishobserver.posted 13 years ago

   My girlfriend told me the earth moved for her last night - I wonder was there an earth quake in Ireland

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      QudsiaP1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you for bringing in some humour in this very serious topic.

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   Don Shipposted 13 years ago

   Sad! I'm just glad you are okay!

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      QudsiaP1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you for your wishes, Don Ship.
      
      Thankfully we are fine, since the epicenter was in a desert and it was about 80 km underground, that reduced the intensity of the quake substantially.

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         Don Shipposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         I read about it all in the newspaper today and watched the morning news too, so yes, I know.

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            QudsiaP1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Good to be well informed.

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