2005 Hindu Kush earthquake
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| UTCtime | 2005-12-12 21:47:45 |
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| ISCevent | 7996705 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | December 13, 2005 |
| Local time | 02:17:45 AFT |
| Magnitude | 6.5Mw 6.0mb[1] |
| Depth | 224.6 km (140 mi)[1] |
| Epicenter | 36°22′N71°01′E/ 36.36°N 71.01°E[2] |
| Areas affected | Afghanistan Pakistan Tajikistan |
| Max.intensity | MMI V (Moderate) |
| Casualties | 5 dead[3] 1 injured[3] |
The2005 Hindu Kush earthquakehit northeasternAfghanistanwith a magnitude of 6.5 on December 12 at 21:47 (UTC). According to theUnited States Geological Survey,the maximumMercalli intensitywas V (Moderate) atChitral.Five people were killed in theHindu Kushregion and landslides blocked several roads nearBagh, Kashmir.[4]The earthquake occurred some 65 miles away from Faizabad, a city in the Hindu Kush mountains,[5]but it could be felt in many neighboring areas.[6]It could even be felt about 200 miles away in Islamabad, Pakistan.[5]The quake was strong enough to trigger panic among survivors ofOctober'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 due to the fact that it occurred deep underground (224.6 km (140 mi)).[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abISC-EHBEvent7996705[IRIS].
- ^ANSS: Hindu Kush 2005(accessed May 2, 2018).
- ^abUSGS (September 4, 2009),PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog,Version 2008_06.1,United States Geological Survey
- ^"Significant Earthquakes of the World".Archived fromthe originalon May 26, 2009.RetrievedAugust 28,2017.
- ^abc"Earthquake Shakes Afghan-Pakistani Border | Fox News".Fox News.December 12, 2005.RetrievedMarch 1,2016.
- ^"South Asia: Earthquake Hindukush region situation report - 13 Dec 2005".ReliefWeb.December 13, 2005.RetrievedMarch 1,2016.
- ^Brumfiel 2006.
Sources
[edit]- ANSS,"Hindu Kush 2005: M 6.5 - Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan",Comprehensive Catalog,U.S. Geological Survey
- Brumfiel, Geoff (March 2, 2006), "Seismology: Shaking the foundations",Nature,440(7080): 16–8,Bibcode:2006Natur.440...16B,doi:10.1038/440016a,PMID16511464,S2CID4403382.
- International Seismological Centre,ISC-EHB Bulletin,Thatcham, United Kingdom
- USGS (September 4, 2009),PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog,Version 2008_06.1,United States Geological Survey,archived fromthe originalon March 13, 2020.
External links
[edit]- M6.5 - Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan–United States Geological Survey
- TheInternational Seismological Centrehas abibliographyand/orauthoritative datafor this event.
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