{"id":777,"date":"2013-09-24T08:07:33","date_gmt":"2013-09-24T16:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/?p=777"},"modified":"2013-09-24T08:07:33","modified_gmt":"2013-09-24T16:07:33","slug":"m7-7-in-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earthjay.com\/?p=777","title":{"rendered":"M7.7 in Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A very large earthquake in Pakistan today!<br \/>\nAs a result of collision of the Arabia plate into the Eurasia plate, thrust faults formed in Pakistan. This collision zone is the same basic convergence region that extends from Java\/Sumatra, up through Burma, across India (creating the Himalaya), through the middle east, into the Mediterranean creating the Alps.<br \/>\nHere is the moment tensor for this earthquake, showing the oblique mechanism.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/earthquakes\/20130924_pakistan\/pakistan_78_moment_tensor_20130924_0850.PNG\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"M=7.7 Pakistan Moment Tensor\" src=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/earthquakes\/20130924_pakistan\/pakistan_78_moment_tensor_20130924_0850.PNG\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nHere is a map with the epicenter plotted in google earth.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/earthquakes\/20130924_pakistan\/pakistan_78_20130924_0850.PNG\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"M=7.7 Pakistan\" src=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/earthquakes\/20130924_pakistan\/pakistan_78_20130924_0850.PNG\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nHere is a map with the Modified Mercalli Intensity Contours plotted in google earth.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/earthquakes\/20130924_pakistan\/pakistan_78_intensity_MMI_contours_20130924_0850.PNG\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"M=7.7 Pakistan\" src=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/earthquakes\/20130924_pakistan\/pakistan_78_intensity_MMI_contours_20130924_0850.PNG\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nHere is a map with the MMI intensity (USGS shakemap color overlay) and Peak Ground Acceleration Contours plotted in google earth.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/earthquakes\/20130924_pakistan\/pakistan_78_intensity_pga_contours_20130924_0850.PNG\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"M=7.7 Pakistan\" src=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/earthquakes\/20130924_pakistan\/pakistan_78_intensity_pga_contours_20130924_0850.PNG\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nHere is the USGS page: <a href=\"http:\/\/earthquake.usgs.gov\/earthquakes\/eventpage\/usb000jyiv#summary\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/earthquake.usgs.gov\/earthquakes\/eventpage\/usb000jyiv#summary <\/a><br \/>\nHere is the USGS map for the region:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/earthquakes\/20130924_pakistan\/middleeast_tsum.pdf\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/earthquakes\/20130924_pakistan\/middleeast_tsum.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/earthquakes\/20130924_pakistan\/middleeast_tsum.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nHere is the USGS page for the loss estimates below: <a href=\"http:\/\/earthquake.usgs.gov\/earthquakes\/eventpage\/usb000jyiv#pager\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/earthquake.usgs.gov\/earthquakes\/eventpage\/usb000jyiv#pager <\/a><br \/>\nHere is the estimate of fatalities for this earthquake:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/earthquakes\/20130924_pakistan\/alertfatal.pdf\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/earthquakes\/20130924_pakistan\/alertfatal.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/earthquakes\/20130924_pakistan\/alertfatal.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nHere is the estimate of economic loss for this earthquake:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/earthquakes\/20130924_pakistan\/alertecon.pdf\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/earthquakes\/20130924_pakistan\/alertecon.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/earthquakes\/20130924_pakistan\/alertecon.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nHere is the estimate of &#8220;exposure&#8221; for this earthquake:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/earthquakes\/20130924_pakistan\/pakistan_78_table_population_exposure_20130924_0850.PNG\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/earthquakes\/20130924_pakistan\/pakistan_78_table_population_exposure_20130924_0850.PNG\" src=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/earthquakes\/20130924_pakistan\/pakistan_78_table_population_exposure_20130924_0850.PNG\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nA very large earthquake in Pakistan today! As a result of collision of the Arabia plate into the Eurasia plate, thrust faults formed in Pakistan. 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