the indian earthquake

The Indian Earthquake

The earthquake took place in India at 08:46 their time and was felt across most of India and Pakistan, including the cities of Karachi, 360 km away, Bombay, 580 km away and Delhi, 880 km to the northeast. Casualties had been reported as far from the epicentre of the city of Surat 500 km away. Damage was particularly bad in the town of Bhuj, much of which had been destroyed. Damage also occurred in the city of Ahmedabad, 220 km east of the epicentre, and in many other p...