2005 Hindu Kush earthquake

Earthquake in northeastern Afghanistan with a magnitude of 6.5 on December 12 October 2022 2005 Hindu Kush earthquake Afghanistan 2005-12-12 21:47:45 7996705 usp000e61s 2005 12 13 02:17:45 AFT 6.5 w y6.0 b yEHB 7996705 V 224.6 km mi 0 onEHB 7996705 36.36 N 71.01 EHindu Kush 2005 May 2, 2018 Afghanistan Pakistan Tajikistan 5 dead1 injured 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.https://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/eqarchives/significant/sig_2005.php Significant Earthquakes of the World August 28, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20090526035850/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/eqarchives/significant/sig_2005.php May 26, 2009 dead The earthquake occurred some 65 miles from Faizabad, an Afghan city in the Hindu Kush mountains, but it could be felt in many neighboring areas,http://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/south-asia-earthquake-hindukush-region-situation-report-13-dec-2005 South Asia: Earthquake Hindukush region situation report – 13 Dec 2005 ReliefWeb December 13, 2005 March 1, 2016 and even some 200 miles away in Islamabad, Pakistan.https://www.foxnews.com/story/earthquake-shakes-afghan-pakistani-border/ Earthquake Shakes Afghan-Pakistani Border Fox News December 12, 2005 Fox News March 1, 2016 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.Brumfiel 2006. Although magnitude–6 earthquakes typically cause severe damage, this quake caused relatively little because it occurred deep underground (224.6 km mi 0 on). See also List of earthquakes in 2005 List of earthquakes in Afghanistan References PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog https://earthquake.usgs.gov/static/lfs/data/pager/catalogs/ September 4, 2009 United States Geological Survey Version 2008_06.1 Sources cs2 Hindu Kush 2005 usp000e61s M 6.5 – Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan Brumfiel Geoff March 2, 2006 Seismology: Shaking the foundations Nature 440 7080 16–8 10.1038/440016a 16511464 2006Natur.440...16B 4403382 free. cs2 EHB PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog https://earthquake.usgs.gov/static/lfs/data/pager/catalogs/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200313112456/ftp://hazards.cr.usgs.gov/web/data/pager/catalogs/ dead March 13, 2020 September 4, 2009 United States Geological Survey Version 2008_06.1. External links M6.5 – Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan – United States Geological Survey 7996705 Category:2005 earthquakes Category:December 2005 in Afghanistan Category:December 2005 in Pakistan Category:Earthquakes in Afghanistan Category:Earthquakes in Pakistan Category:History of Afghanistan (1992–present) 2005 earthqauke Category:2005 disasters in Afghanistan Category:2005 disasters in Pakistan