Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Baltistan, Pakistan. Max. intensity. A: MMI V (Moderate) B: MMI VI (Strong) Casualties. 41 dead, 168 injured. In November 2002, two medium-sized earthquakes struck northern Pakistan, causing major damage in Baltistan region and killing 41 people. [1] [2]
List of earthquakes in Pakistan. Earthquakes in Pakistan. Earthquake zones of Pakistan. (<6.0 in green, 6.0–6.9 in blue, 7.0–7.9 in orange, 8.0+ in red) Largest. 8.1 M w 1945 Balochistan earthquake. Deadliest. 7.6 M w 2005 Kashmir earthquake. Pakistan is one of the most seismically active countries in the world, being crossed by several ...
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Neiafu, Tonga on May 8 at a depth of 130.8 km (81.3 mi). A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Yilan, Taiwan on May 15 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). One person was killed and another was injured. A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Tanzania on May 18 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
2005 Kashmir earthquake. / 34.45; 73.65. An earthquake occurred at 08:50:39 Pakistan Standard Time on 8 October 2005 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, a territory under Pakistan. It was centred near the city of Muzaffarabad, and also affected nearby Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and some areas of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
List of natural disasters by death toll. Global multihazard mortality risks and distribution (2005) for cyclones, drought, earthquakes, floods, landslides, and volcanoes (excluding heat waves, snowstorms, and other deadly hazards). A natural disaster is a sudden event that causes widespread destruction, major collateral damage, or loss of life ...
The 2001 Gujarat earthquake, also known as the Bhuj earthquake, occurred on 26 January at 08:46 am IST. The epicentre was about 9 km south-southwest of the village of Chobari in Bhachau Taluka of Kutch (Kachchh) District of Gujarat, India. [ 4][ 5] The intraplate earthquake measured 7.6 on the moment magnitude scale and occurred at 17.4 km (10. ...
November. 21 November - A 6.3 M w earthquake strikes northern Pakistan, leaving sixteen dead, forty injured, and more than 1,000 buildings damaged. [5] 26 November - The Pakistan army has to use helicopters to evacuate thousands of people following the earthquake, as roads are blocked and the temperature is falling due to the onset of winter. [6]
This is a list of earthquakes in Afghanistan. Fairly moderate earthquakes have been very destructive in the country, particularly in the years 1998, 2002 and 2023. This can be blamed on the population residing in mostly informal and adobe houses, which are extremely vulnerable to earthquake shaking. [ 1]