Tremors from Pakistan earthquake recorded on Irish soil

Tremors from a serious earthquake in Pakistan have been recorded here in Ireland.

Irish Seismometers in Donegal, Wexford, Kerry, Galway and Dublin recorded the quake - one of the strongest to occur in the world this year.

The earthquake measuring 7.8 magnitude struck at 12.29 today in a remote area of Western Pakistan.

There are warnings that the quake's likely to have caused significant damage.