2005 Pakistan earthquake

2005 Pakistan earthquake
	Kabul Islamabad Lahore
Date	{{{date}}}
Duration	60 seconds
Magnitude	7.6 Mw
Depth	15 km (9.3 mi)
Epicenter location	34°27′N 73°39′E / 34.45°N 73.65°ECoordinates: 34°27′N 73°39′E / 34.45°N 73.65°E
Type	Oblique-slip
Countries or regions affected	{{{countries affected}}}
Max. intensity	XI (Extreme)
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

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.

2005 Pakistan Earthquake Media

Map depicting regional tectonic plates
USGS Shakemap for the event
Muzaffarabad after the earthquake
Pakistani soldiers carry tents away from a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter

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Kabul Islamabad Lahore
Date	{{{date}}}
Duration	60 seconds
Magnitude	7.6 M_w
Depth	15 km (9.3 mi)
Epicenter location	34°27′N 73°39′E / 34.45°N 73.65°E / 34.45; 73.65Coordinates: 34°27′N 73°39′E / 34.45°N 73.65°E / 34.45; 73.65
Type	Oblique-slip
Countries or regions affected	{{{countries affected}}}
Max. intensity	XI (Extreme)
Aftershocks	5.9 M_w  8 Oct at 03:57 5.8 M_w  8 Oct at 03:58 6.4 M_w  8 Oct at 10:46
Casualties	86,000–87,351 dead 69,000–75,266 injured 2.8 million displaced