Back زلزال هندوكوش 2015 Arabic ২০১৫-এর হিন্দুকুশ ভূমিকম্প Bengali/Bangla Zemljotres u Hindukušu 2015. BS Terratrèmol de l'Hindu Kush de 2015 Catalan Erdbeben am Hindukusch 2015 German Terremoto de Afganistán de 2015 Spanish 2015eko Afganistango lurrikara Basque زمینلرزه ۱۳۹۴ هندوکش Persian Séisme de 2015 en Afghanistan French अक्टूबर २०१५ हिन्दू कुश भूकंप Hindi
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| UTC time | 2015-10-26 09:09:42 |
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| ISC event | 612180979 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | 26 October 2015 |
| Local time | 13:39 AFT, 14:09 PKT, 14:39 IST[1][2] |
| Magnitude | 7.5 Mw[1][2] |
| Depth | 231.0 km (143.5 mi)[1] |
| Epicenter | 36°31′26″N 70°22′05″E / 36.524°N 70.368°E[1] |
| Type | Reverse[1] |
| Areas affected | |
| Max. intensity | MMI VII (Very strong) |
| Casualties | 399 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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- ^ "M7.5 – 45 km N of 'Alaqahdari-ye Kiran wa Munjan, Afghanistan". United States Geological Survey. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ "Pakistan and Afghanistan rocked by Earthquake". The Guardian. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
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- ^ 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.
- ^ "7.5 magnitude earthquake hits Hindu Kush in Afghanistan". The Times of India. 26 October 2015.
- ^ "Deaths, damage reported in powerful Afghanistan quake". CNN. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ "Pakistan in the most active quake zone, says US Geological Survey". Dawn. Pakistan. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "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.
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