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2005 Pakistan earthquake

Coordinates: 34°27′N 73°39′E / 34.45°N 73.65°E / 34.45; 73.65
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2005 Kashmir earthquake
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2005 Pakistan earthquake
UTC time2005-10-08 03:50:40
ISC event7703077
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date8 October 2005
Local time08:50:39 PKT
Duration60 seconds
Magnitude7.6 Mw
Depth15 km (9.3 mi)
Epicenter34°27′N 73°39′E / 34.45°N 73.65°E / 34.45; 73.65
TypeOblique-slip
Areas affectedPakistan, India, Afghanistan
Max. intensityXI (Extreme)
Aftershocks5.9 Mw  8 Oct at 03:57
5.8 Mw  8 Oct at 03:58
6.4 Mw  8 Oct at 10:46
Casualties86,000–87,351 dead
69,000–75,266 injured
2.8 million displaced

The 2005 Kashmir Earthquake (also known as the Great Pakistan earthquake) was a major earthquake centered in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa near the city of Muzaffarabad. It occurred at 08:52:39 Pakistan Standard Time (03:52:40 UTC) on 8 October 2005

87,351 people died, 75,266 people injured, and 2.4 million people were left homeless. Kashmir, Pakistan, and Northern part of India were all affected.