Earth | MCQs

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The earthquake of October 2005 was result of Tectonic dislocation

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The devastating earthquake that affected KPK and Kashmir occurred on October 8, 2005.

This earthquake, known as the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, had a magnitude of 7.6

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• On 31 May 1936 Quetta was devasted by an earthquake;
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• An earthquake occurred on 31 May 1935
• An earthquake occurred between 2:33 am and 3:40 am at Quetta.
• The causalities were up to 60,000
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Related Question to Earthquake:

• Attabad lake emerged in the Hunza valley due to an Earthquake
• A powerful earthquake killed at least 1000 people and left scores injured in Afghanistan in the early hours on 22 June 2022.
• Who came to Pakistan after the earthquake as a special representative of UNO's earthquake relief? George Bush Sr.
• Alaska U.S. state has had the most earthquakes
• Which two countries witnessed a massive earthquake on October 30, 2020? Turkey and Greece
• Which province was mostly hit by an earthquake in Afghanistan in June 2022? Paktika

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• An earthquake is a 

  Natural Disaster

• An activity related to an earthquake is Seismic activity

• An earthquake can be simplified as a Shaking of the earth
  The intensity of an earthquake is measured by: the Richter scale

• The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.7 Mw
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• Richter Scale was developed in 1935.
• Seismology is the study of earthquakes.

Explanation

کوئٹہ میں 31 مئی 1935 کی صبح قریب ڈہائی بجے بہت ہی خطرناک زلزلہ آیا تھا۔

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China successfully launched a new Earth observation satelite 'Gaofen-3' on 7 April 2022.

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Geography is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of the Earth and planets.

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Pakistan lies near the boundary of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, making it seismically active.

The collision of these plates causes frequent earthquakes and geological activity.

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The 2005 Kashmir earthquake occurred at 08:50:39 Pakistan Standard Time on 8 October in Pakistani-administered Azad Kashmir.

Magnitude: 7.6 Mw

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Note: A powerful earthquake killed at least 1000 people and left scores injured in Afghanistan in early hours on 22 June 2022.

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Attabad Lake  is a lake located in the Gojal region of Hunza Valley in Gilgit−Baltistan, Pakistan.

It was created in January 2010 as the result of a major landslide in Attabad.