Question

7. Try to find out more about the earthquake in Balakot/Muzaffarabad in 2005. Pretend that you are a
reporter and that it is 2005. Write an article about the famous northern areas earthquake. Try to find
some pictures of earthquake damage from old newspapers, magazines, or the Internet.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The 2005 Kashmir earthquake occurred at 08:50:39 Pakistan Standard Time on 8 October in Azad Kashmir. It was centered near the city of Muzaffarabad, and also affected Balakot city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and some areas of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. It registered a moment magnitude of 7.6 and had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The earthquake also affected countries in the surrounding region where tremors were felt in Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Chinese Xinjiang. The severity of the damage caused by the earthquake is attributed to severe upthrust. It is considered the deadliest earthquake to hit South Asia since the 1935 Quetta earthquake.