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2005 Kashmir Earthquake

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On October 8, 2005, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the Azad Kashmir region of northern Pakistan, with its epicenter near the city of Muzaffarabad in the tehsil of Patikka. The quake caused catastrophic damage and tens of thousands of deaths across Azad Kashmir and northwestern Jammu and Kashmir in India.

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2005-10-08 1
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1. Wikidata: 2005 Kashmir Earthquake
Wikidata Q210137, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
2005 Kashmir earthquake (Wikipedia)
  • In Discipline: Geology, Lead section (in-discipline Geology)
    On 8 October 2005, at 08:50:39 PKT, a Mw 7.6 earthquake struck the Azad Kashmir region in northern Pakistan.
  • In Group: Great Historical Earthquakes, Lead sentence
    On 8 October 2005, at 08:50:39 PKT, a Mw 7.6 earthquake struck the Azad Kashmir region in northern Pakistan.
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