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Historic Earthquake
2005 Kashmir Earthquake
8 October 2005 · Muzaffarabad, Uri · Pakistan
On 8 October 2005 at 03:50 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Pakistan (Muzaffarabad, Uri), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 87 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 76,213 people and injured 146,599. It is the 9th deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 8 October 2005
- Time
- 03:50 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 76,213
- Injuries
- 146,599
- Estimated Damage
- 6.7 billion US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Pakistan
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 20192019 Kashmir Earthquake · M 5.639 deaths
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- 19741974 Hunza Earthquake · M 6.25,300 deaths
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth