"Kashmir earthquake" redirects here. For the 1555 earthquake, see 1555 Kashmir earthquake. For the 1885 earthquake, see 1885 Kashmir earthquake. For the 2019 earthquake, see 2019 Kashmir earthquake.
2005 Kashmir earthquake
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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
5.9 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]
Casualties
86,000–87,351 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. It was centred near the city of Muzaffarabad, and also affected nearby Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and some areas of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It registered a moment magnitude of 7.6 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. Over 86,000 people died, a similar number were injured, and millions were displaced. It is considered the deadliest earthquake in South Asia, surpassing the 1935 Quetta earthquake.[8]
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