MMI VII (Very strong) EMS-98 VIII (Heavily damaging)
Casualties
40 dead, 850 injured
The 2019 Kashmir earthquake struck regions of Pakistan with an epicentre in Azad Kashmir[3] on 24 September at 16:02 local time (11:02 UTC). It had a magnitude of 5.4 Mww and a maximum felt intensity of VII (Very strong) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale[4] or VIII (Heavily damaging) on the European macroseismic scale.[5] There was severe damage in Mirpur District, causing the deaths of 40 people and injuring a further 850.[6] The epicentre of the shallow quake was near the city of Mirpur, Pakistan.[7] The tremors were felt in the Kashmir region, Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab (India), Uttarakhand and northern parts of India including New Delhi.[8]
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