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2005 Kashmir earthquake

2005 CE · Afghanistan, Asia · Disaster

2005 Kashmir earthquake
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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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