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2005 Pakistan earthquake

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Kashmir Earthquake - 2005 | Today In History | 8 Oct 18

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Crisis in Pakistan after the earthquake

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“It was death all around” | Kashmir 2005 earthquake survivor | Dialogue Pakistan

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Pakistan Earthquake 2005 - 10 years promo.

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Hundreds injured in deadly Pakistan earthquake - BBC News

The 2005 Kashmir earthquake occurred at 08:50:39 Pakistan Standard Time on 8 October in Pakistan administered areas of Kashmir. It was centered near the city of Muzaffarabad, and also affected Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It registered a moment magnitude of 7.6 and had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The earthquake also affected countries in the surrounding region where tremors were felt in Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Chinese Xinjiang. The severity of the damage caused by the earthquake is attributed to severe upthrust. It is considered the deadliest earthquake to hit South Asia since the 1935 Quetta earthquake.
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