October 2015 Hindu Kush earthquake

For the one in December 2015, see December 2015 Hindu Kush earthquake.

October 2015 Hindu Kush earthquake
USGS ShakeMap of the earthquake
October 2015 Hindu Kush earthquake is located in South Asia
October 2015 Hindu Kush earthquake
UTC time2015-10-26 09:09:42
ISC event612180979
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date26 October 2015 (2015-10-26)
Local time13:39 AFT, 14:09 PKT, 14:39 IST[1][2]
Magnitude7.5 Mw[1][2]
Depth231.0 km (143.5 mi)[1]
Epicenter36°31′26″N 70°22′05″E / 36.524°N 70.368°E / 36.524; 70.368[1]
TypeReverse[1]
Areas affected
Max. intensityMMI VII (Very strong)
Casualties399 deaths and 2,536 injured

The October 2015 Hindu Kush earthquake was a magnitude 7.5 earthquake[1][2] that struck South Asia on 26 October 2015, at 13:39 AFT (14:09 PKT; 14:39 IST; 09:09 UTC)[1][2][3] with the epicenter 45 km north of Kuran wa Munjan, Afghanistan,[4][5] at a depth of 231.0 km.[6]

By 5 November, it was estimated that at least 399 people were killed, mostly in Pakistan.[7][8][9][10] Tremors were felt in Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan,[11] Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.[12][13][14] According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), Pakistan is located in one of the most earthquake active zones in the world.[15] The earthquake was also felt in New Delhi, in both Pakistan's Azad Kashmir territory, and the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir and as far as Lucknow and in the prefectures of Kashgar, Aksu, Hotan, and Kizilsu in Xinjiang, China while damage was also reported in Afghan capital Kabul.[8][16] The earthquake was also felt in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu.

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  3. ^ "M 7.7 Earthquake 45 km SSW of Jarm, Afghanistan". 26 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Map of the earthquake M7.5 – 45 km N of 'Alaqahdari-ye Kiran wa Munjan, Afghanistan". 26 October 2015.
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  6. ^ "Pakistan and Afghanistan rocked by Earthquake". The Guardian. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
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  8. ^ a b "The Latest: UN Mobilizing to Aid Quake Victims". ABC News. Associated Press. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Afghan casualties was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  11. ^ "PRI.org: It's your world. Jump in. | Public Radio International". worldnews.org. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  12. ^ Jon Boone (26 October 2015). "Strong earthquake in Afghanistan causes tremors across region Powerful quake felt in Pakistan, Afghanistan and India but full extent of impact not yet known". The Guardian.
  13. ^ "7.5 magnitude earthquake hits Hindu Kush in Afghanistan". The Times of India. 26 October 2015.
  14. ^ "Deaths, damage reported in powerful Afghanistan quake". CNN. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  15. ^ "Pakistan in the most active quake zone, says US Geological Survey". Dawn. Pakistan. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  16. ^ "阿富汗发生７．８级强震 新疆南部多地震感强烈". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 28 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.