The 2005 Kashmir earthquake occurred at 08:50:39 Pakistan Standard Time on 8 October in Pakistani administered Azad Kashmir.
It was centred near the city of Muzaffarabad, and also affected nearby Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and some areas of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. It registered a moment magnitude of 7.6 and had a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme).
The earthquake was also felt in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, India, and the Xinjiang region.
The severity of the damage caused by the earthquake is attributed to severe upthrust. Over 86,000 people died, a similar number were injured, and millions were displaced. It is considered the deadliest earthquake in South Asia, surpassing the 1935 Quetta earthquake.
In Kashmir alone there were 79,000 people were killed, 32,000 buildings collapse. 19,000 died, most were in school buildings as Saturday is a normal school day in the region.
3.5 million people were made homeless, 250,00 farm animals dies from collapse in concrete barns.
Entire towns and villages were completely wiped out.
It was the most destructive earthquake in contemporary times.
The raw earthquake footage of the damage is likely to be the most apocalyptic you will ever see.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the millions of people that lives would be forever changed.
Credit: Some facts was gathered from Wikipedia.
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