2005 Pakistan earthquake
earthquake
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The 2005 Kashmir Earthquake (also known as the Great Pakistan earthquake) was a major earthquake centered in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa near the city of Muzaffarabad. It occurred at 08:52:39 Pakistan Standard Time (03:52:40 UTC) on 8 October 2005
UTC time | 2005-10-08 03:50:40 |
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ISC event | 7703077 |
USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | 8 October 2005 |
Local time | 08:50:39 PKT |
Duration | 60 seconds |
Magnitude | 7.6 Mw |
Depth | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
Epicenter | 34°27′N 73°39′E / 34.45°N 73.65°E |
Type | Oblique-slip |
Areas affected | Pakistan, India, Afghanistan |
Max. intensity | XI (Extreme) |
Aftershocks | 5.9 Mw 8 Oct at 03:57 5.8 Mw 8 Oct at 03:58 6.4 Mw 8 Oct at 10:46 |
Casualties | 86,000–87,351 dead 69,000–75,266 injured 2.8 million displaced |
87,351 people died, 75,266 people injured, and 2.4 million people were left homeless. Kashmir, Pakistan, and Northern part of India were all affected.