2015 Hindu Kush earthquake
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| Date | 26 October 2015 |
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| Origin time | 13:39 AFT, 14:09 PKT, 14:39 IST (09:09 UTC) |
| Magnitude | 7.5 Mw |
| Depth | 212.5 km (132.0 mi) |
| Epicenter | 36°31′26″N 70°22′05″E / 36.524°N 70.368°ECoordinates: 36°31′26″N 70°22′05″E / 36.524°N 70.368°E |
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| Max. intensity | VII (Very strong) |
| Casualties | 399 deaths and 2,536 injured |
The October 2015 Hindu Kush earthquake was a magnitude 7.5 earthquake that struck South Asia on 26 October 2015, at 13:39 AFT (14:09 PKT; 14:39 IST; 09:09 UTC) with the epicenter 45 km north of `Alaqahdari-ye Kiran wa Munjan, Afghanistan, at a depth of 212.5 km.
By 5 November, it was estimated that at least 399 people were killed, mostly in Pakistan. Tremors were felt in Pakistan, Uzbekistan, TurkmenistanTajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), Pakistan is located in one of the most earthquake active zone in the world. The earthquake was also felt in New Delhi, in both Pakistan and Indian administered states of Jammu and Kashmir and as far as Lucknow and in the prefectures of Kashgar, Aksu, Hotan, and Kizilsu in Xinjiang, China while damage was also reported in Afghan capital Kabul. The earthquake was also felt in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu.
The Himalayan mountains, pushed up by the collision of tectonic plates, are prone to devastating quakes. An earthquake in April 2015, Nepal's worst in 80 years, killed over 8,600 people.
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