Massive Earthquake Shakes Afghanistan And Pakistan
Location of Afghanistan earthquake USGS A huge earthquake shook Afghanistan today, killing over 100, and panicking people living in the region. The quake shook several cities in the area, including Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, and Islamabad, capital of neighboring Pakistan. The quake had a magnitude of 7.5. The magnitude of an earthquake is the amount of shaking and energy released during an earthquake, and a 7.5 is very high--usually only 20 or so earthquakes of this size happen in any given year, and they tend to be serious, with the potential to reduce buildings to rubble. There are early reports that homes and buildings collapsed in the quake, but getting information about damage and casualties from the quake remains difficult. Many roads, telephone lines, and other communication infrastructure was severely damaged during the...