A powerful earthquake in
Pakistan has not only cost dozens of lives -- it also prompted the appearance
of a small island off the coast, Pakistani officials said.
The 7.7-magnitude quake struck in a remote area of southern
Pakistan on Tuesday, but it had severe consequences. At least 46 people were killed in Awaran in Balochistan
province.
The quake was strong enough to cause a mass 20 to 30 feet
high to emerge from the ocean like a small mountain island off the coast of
Gwadar. The island is about 100 feet in diameter and about one mile
off the coast, GEO TV reported. Source CNN
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| This early image has been circulating on social media today. It purportedly shows the new island that has risen from the sea as a result of the powerful earthquake in Pakistan today. But EarthSky, the source of this image could not vouch for its authenticity. It appears to be a screen shot from television news. |
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| From Twitter, reportedly the island which appeared after the earthquake. @Sanjar_Baluch |
The United States Geological Survey said the 7.8 magnitude quake struck 145 miles southeast of Dalbandin in Pakistan’s quake-prone province of Baluchistan, which borders Iran.The earthquake was so powerful that it caused the seabed to rise and create a small, mountain-like island about 600 meters (yards) off Pakistan’s Gwadar coastline in the Arabian Sea. Read
