2005 Hindu Kush earthquake

2005 Hindu Kush earthquake
2005 Hindu Kush earthquake is located in Afghanistan
2005 Hindu Kush earthquake
Location within Afghanistan
UTC time
  • 2005-12-12 21:47:45
ISC event
USGS-ANSS
Local date
  • December 13, 2005 (2005-12-13)
Local time
  • 02:17:45 AFT
Magnitude
Depth
  • 224.6 km (140 mi)[1]
Epicenter36°22′N 71°01′E / 36.36°N 71.01°E / 36.36; 71.01[2]
Areas affectedAfghanistan
Pakistan
Tajikistan
Max. intensityMMI V (Moderate)
Casualties5 dead[3]
1 injured[3]

The 2005 Hindu Kush earthquake hit northeastern Afghanistan with a magnitude of 6.5 on December 12 at 21:47 (UTC). According to the United States Geological Survey, the maximum Mercalli intensity was V (Moderate) at Chitral, in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Five people were killed in the Hindu Kush region and landslides blocked several roads near Bagh, Kashmir.[4] The earthquake occurred some 65 miles from Faizabad, an Afghan city in the Hindu Kush mountains,[5] but it could be felt in many neighboring areas,[6] and even some 200 miles away in Islamabad, Pakistan.[5] The quake was strong enough to trigger panic among survivors of October's devastating earthquake, who came out from their makeshift shelters in freezing temperatures.[7] Although magnitude–6 earthquakes typically cause severe damage, this quake caused relatively little because it occurred deep underground (224.6 km (140 mi)).[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 ISC-EHB Event 7996705 [IRIS].
  2. ↑ ANSS: Hindu Kush 2005 (accessed May 2, 2018).
  3. 1 2 PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey, September 4, 2009
  4. ↑ "Significant Earthquakes of the World". Archived from the original on May 26, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "Earthquake Shakes Afghan-Pakistani Border | Fox News". Fox News. December 12, 2005. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  6. ↑ "South Asia: Earthquake Hindukush region situation report – 13 Dec 2005". ReliefWeb. December 13, 2005. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  7. ↑ Brumfiel 2006.

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