2005 Pakistan earthquake

2005 Kashmir earthquake

Kabul Islamabad Lahore
UTC time	2005-10-08 03:50:40
ISC event	7703077
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	8 October 2005
Local time	08:50:39 PKT
Duration	60 seconds
Magnitude	7.6 Mw
Depth	15 km (9.3 mi)
Epicenter	34.45°N 73.65°E / 34.45; 73.65
Type	Oblique-slip
Areas affected	Pakistan, India, Afghanistan
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 were injured, and 2.4 million people were left homeless. Kashmir, Pakistan, and Northern part of India were all affected.