Earthquake in Pakistan 7:30pm 5 Jan 2023

A powerful earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale hit Pakistan late on Tuesday night, killing over 200 people and injuring more than 1,000, officials said.The epicenter of the quake was in the Hindukush mountain range, some 400 km (250 miles) northeast of the capital Islamabad, and was felt across the country, including in the eastern city of Lahore and the Pakistani-controlled part of Kashmir.The quake was also felt in neighboring Afghanistan and India.Pakistan's Meteorological Department said the quake was shallow, with a depth of only 10 km (6 miles).Shallow earthquakes tend to cause more damage than deeper ones.The majority of the casualties were reported from the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkh

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