Magnitude 7.2 quake hits Pakistan
Temblor hits the southwest part of the country at 1:23 a.m. local time Wednesday
A major 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked a remote area of southwestern Pakistan early Wednesday, shaking many parts of the country and causing widespread panic, said meteorologists.
The quake was centered in Baluchistan province, the country’s most sparsely populated area, said the United States Geological Service. It occured at a depth of some 50 miles (84 kilometers), it said.
Its exact epicenter was in a remote area some 200 miles (320 kilometers) southwest of the Baluchistan capital of Quetta, said chief Pakistani meteorologist Arif Mahmood.
Local TV reports said the quake was felt throughout several provinces. Many residents in the country’s largest city, Karachi, ran out into the streets once the quake started, said the reports.
When is that IBM technology coming out that is supposed to pre-determine disasters such as this one? Pakistan could have used it.
Among the patents IBM won in 2010 were those for:
— A technique that analyzes data from sensors in computer hard drives to enable faster emergency response in the event of earthquakes and other disasters
Hopefully this new technique will minimize the casualties of natural disasters very soon!