Earthquake Pakistan
2005 Kashmir Earthquake
M7.6 earthquake centered near Muzaffarabad; entire towns and thousands of schools collapsed.
Background from Wikipedia
On 8 October 2005, at 08:50:39 PKT, a Mw 7.6 earthquake struck the Azad Kashmir region in northern Pakistan. Its epicenter was located in the tehsil of Patikka, near the city of Muzaffarabad. It caused catastrophic damage and tens of thousands of fatalities across Azad Kashmir and northwestern Jammu and Kashmir, India.
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Impact figures
| Fatalities | 87,351 |
|---|---|
| Economic damage | $5,200,000,000 (nominal) |
| People affected | 3,500,000 |
| Region | Azad Kashmir and KPK |
Figures per cited sources; estimates for older events vary.
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