2005 Kashmir earthquake

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2005 Kashmir earthquake
Clockwise from top left:
  • Destroyed building, Muzaffarabad
  • Pakistani soldiers unload relief supplies from a U.S. Navy helicopter, Balakot
  • U.S. Navy Hospitalman holds an injured three-year-old boy, Shinkiari
  • Destroyed building, Nardjan
  • U.S. Army helicopter takes off after dropping off emergency aid at Rawalakot Airport, Rawalakot
  • A tent village built to house displaced earthquake survivors, Shinkiari
2005 Kashmir earthquake is located in Pakistan
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2005 Kashmir earthquake
UTC time2005-10-08 03:50:40
ISC event7703077
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date8 October 2005
Local time08:50:39 PKT
Duration60 seconds
Magnitude7.6 Mw[1]
Depth15 km (9.3 mi)[1]
Epicenter34°27′N 73°39′E / 34.45°N 73.65°E / 34.45; 73.65[1]
TypeOblique-slip
Areas affectedPakistan, India, Afghanistan
Max. intensityMMI XI (Extreme)[2]
LandslidesYes[3]
Aftershocks5.9 Mw  8 Oct at 03:57[4]
5.8 Mw  8 Oct at 03:58[5]
6.4 Mw  8 Oct at 10:46[6]
Casualties86,000–87,351 dead[7]
69,000–75,266 injured[7]
2.8 million displaced[7]

An earthquake occurred at 08:50:39 Pakistan Standard Time on 8 October 2005 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, a territory under Pakistan. Its epicenter was 19 km northeast of the city of Muzaffarabad, and 90 km north north-east of Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan, and also affected nearby Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and some areas of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It registered a moment magnitude of 7.6 on the Richter scale and had a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). The earthquake was also felt in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, India and the Xinjiang region. The severity of the damage caused by the earthquake is attributed to severe upthrust. Although not the largest earthquake to hit this region in terms of magnitude it is considered the deadliest,[8] surpassing the 1935 Quetta earthquake.[9] Sources indicate that the official death toll in this quake in Pakistan was between 73,276[10] and 87,350,[11] with some estimates being as high as over 100,000 dead.[10] In India, 1,360 people were killed, while 6,266 people were injured.[12] Three and a half million people were left without shelter, and approximately 138,000 people were injured in the quake.[13]

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  8. ^ "The HJ/62/5 The Great Himalayan Earthquakes". The HJ/62/5 The Great Himalayan Earthquakes. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  9. ^ "The great Quetta tragedy". Dawn. Pakistan. 25 October 2005. Archived from the original on 27 October 2005. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  10. ^ a b Ali, Imtiyaz; Mir, Abid Ali; Jabeen, Rohul; Ahmad, Muzafar; Fazili, Anjum; Kaul, Rauf-Ur Rashid; Kumar, Ratenesh; Keshkar, S. (January 2010). "Morbidity pattern and impact of rehabilitative services in Earth quake victims of kashmir, India". International Journal of Health Sciences. 4 (1): 59–67. ISSN 1658-7774. PMC 3068802. PMID 21475527.
  11. ^ "The Kashmir earthquake of October 8, 2005: Impacts in Pakistan - Pakistan | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 28 February 2006. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  12. ^ "Kashmir earthquake of 2005 | Impact, Response, & Facts | Britannica". Encyclopædia Britannica. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Pakistan | Gift of the Givers Foundation". 13 December 2005. Retrieved 4 November 2024.