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. Five people were killed in the Hindu Kush region and landslides blocked several roads near Bagh, 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 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 due to the fact that it occurred deep underground (224.6 km (140 mi)).[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b ISC-EHB Event 7996705 [IRIS].
- ^ ANSS: Hindu Kush 2005 (accessed May 2, 2018).
- ^ a b USGS (September 4, 2009), PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey
- ^ "Significant Earthquakes of the World". Archived from the original on May 26, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Earthquake Shakes Afghan-Pakistani Border | Fox News". Fox News. December 12, 2005. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
- ^ "South Asia: Earthquake Hindukush region situation report - 13 Dec 2005". ReliefWeb. December 13, 2005. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
- ^ Brumfiel 2006.
Sources
- 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, PMID 16511464, S2CID 4403382.
- 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 from the original on March 13, 2020.
External links
- M6.5 - Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan – United States Geological Survey
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.