Pakistani Earthquake
The US Geological Survey reported it as a 7.7 quake located 66km North-Northeast of Awaran, in the Baluchistan province of Pakistan at a depth of 20km occurring at 6:29AM CDT yesterday. There have been more than a dozen aftershocks ranging from 5.9 to 4.0 in the area. The ABC has more information and a decent map in their report: Pakistan earthquake death toll rises to 80, as tremor creates a new island in the sea.
The death toll will certainly rise as they reach the isolated communities around the epicenter. Most of the homes are constructed with mud bricks and have probably collapsed in a quake that strong.
Update: the BBC reports that the has climbed to over 300, and predictions that it will be much higher.
