Very Near the borders of Iran and Afghanistan, an earthquake of 7.4 magnitude rocked Pakistan on late Tuesday, Jan 18, 2011. The heavy intensity of the quake shuddered India's capital Delhi, Jaipur and Dehradun and trembling felt in Dubai area also.
The temblor that occurred at around 2 am, jolted important of the major cities in the region, including Karachi, Quetta and Multan and strong tremors were felt in Lahore also.
According to reports, houses were damaged in Quetta area, capital city of Balochistan province.
Several houses collapsed or were damaged. But no casualties have been reported yet.
Pakistan faced the wrath of nature before the present as the massive flood paralised the entire nation and caused heavy loss.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Monday, January 3, 2011
First Partial Solar Eclipse of year 2011
New year 2011 starting solar eclipse coming Tuesday 4th January. Partial solar eclipse showing north world place.For north Africa and much of Europe, the event starts at sunrise, whereas in central Russia and north-west China, the spectacle occurs at sunset.
The partial solar eclipse will begin at 12:10:11 IST and end at 16:30:54 IST, R C Kapoor, retired Prof of Indian Astro Physics
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partially obscuring the Earth’s view of the Sun. In India, the eastern fringe of the penumbral shadow of the Moon passes over Kutch, parts of Gujarat, Delhi, Rajasthan, UP, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir
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