2005 Kashmir earthquake

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;
	Kabul Islamabad Delhi Lahore
UTC time	2005-10-08 03:50:40
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	MMI XI (Extreme)
Landslides	Yes
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

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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^ Zahid Ali; Muhammad Qaisar; Tariq Mahmood; Muhammad Ali Shah; Talat Iqbal; Leonello Serva; Alessandro M. Michetti; Paul W. Burton (2009). "The Muzaffarabad, Pakistan, earthquake of 8 October 2005: surface faulting, environmental effects and macroseismic intensity". Special Publications. 316 (1). The Geological Society of London: 155–172. Bibcode:2009GSLSP.316..155A. doi:10.1144/SP316.9. S2CID 128469925.
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^ "The great Quetta tragedy". DAWN Newspaper. 25 October 2005. Archived from the original on 27 October 2005. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

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
Kabul Islamabad Delhi Lahore
UTC time	2005-10-08 03:50:40
ISC event	7703077
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	8 October 2005
Local time	08:50:39 PKT
Duration	60 seconds
Magnitude	7.6 M_w^[1]
Depth	15 km (9.3 mi)^[1]
Epicenter	34°27′N 73°39′E / 34.45°N 73.65°E / 34.45; 73.65^[1]
Type	Oblique-slip
Areas affected	Pakistan, India, Afghanistan
Max. intensity	MMI XI (Extreme) ^[2]
Landslides	Yes^[3]
Aftershocks	5.9 M_w  8 Oct at 03:57^[4] 5.8 M_w  8 Oct at 03:58^[5] 6.4 M_w  8 Oct at 10:46^[6]
Casualties	86,000–87,351 dead^[7] 69,000–75,266 injured^[7] 2.8 million displaced^[7]