Major Earthquakes in Pakistani History
On what date did the major earthquake hit the Northern Areas and Azad Kashmir in 2005?
سن 2005 میں شمالی علاقہ جات اور آزاد کشمیر میں کس تاریخ کو بڑا زلزلہ آیا؟
Answer: 8th October
Explanation
The earthquake of October 2005 was result of Tectonic dislocation.
The 2005 Kashmir earthquake occurred at 08:50:39 Pakistan Standard Time on 8 October in Pakistani-administered Azad Kashmir.
Magnitude: 7.6 Mw
More than 80,000 people perished as a result of the quake.
While an estimated 4 million others were left homeless.
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