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2005 Kashmir Earthquake
The 2005 Kashmir earthquake occurred at on 8 October in Pakistani-administered Azad Kashmir. It was centred near the city of Muzaffarabad, and also affected nearby Balakot 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 XI (''Extreme''). The earthquake was also felt in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, India, and the Xinjiang region. The severity of the damage caused by the earthquake is attributed to severe upthrust. Over 86,000 people died, a similar number were injured, and millions were displaced. It is considered the deadliest earthquake in South Asia, surpassing the 1935 Quetta earthquake. Earthquake Kashmir lies in the area of collision of the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates. The geological activity born out of this collision, also responsible for the birth of the Himalayan mountain range, is the cause of unstable seismicity in the region. The United States Geolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Pakistan Earthquake
The 2005 Kashmir earthquake occurred at on 8 October in Pakistani-administered Azad Kashmir. It was centred near the city of Muzaffarabad, and also affected nearby Balakot 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 XI (''Extreme''). The earthquake was also felt in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, India, and the Xinjiang region. The severity of the damage caused by the earthquake is attributed to severe upthrust. Over 86,000 people died, a similar number were injured, and millions were displaced. It is considered the deadliest earthquake in South Asia, surpassing the 1935 Quetta earthquake. Earthquake Kashmir lies in the area of collision of the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates. The geological activity born out of this collision, also responsible for the birth of the Himalayan mountain range, is the cause of unstable seismicity in the region. The United States Geolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Earthquakes
Earthquakes are caused by movements within the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle. They range from events too weak to be detectable except by sensitive instrumentation, to sudden and violent events lasting many minutes which have caused some of the greatest disasters in human history. Below, earthquakes are listed by period, region or country, year, magnitude, cost, fatalities and number of scientific studies. Lists by period * Before 1901 * 1901–2000 * 2001–present Lists by country * Afghanistan * Albania * Algeria * Argentina ** Mendoza Province * Armenia * Australia * Azerbaijan * Bangladesh * Bosnia and Herzegovina * Brazil * Bulgaria * Canada * Chile * China ** Sichuan Province ** Yunnan Province * Colombia * Costa Rica * Croatia * Cuba * Cyprus * DR. Congo * Dominican Republic * East Timor (Timor Leste) * Ecuador * Egypt * El Salvador * Eritrea * Ethiopia * France * Fiji * Georgia * Germany * Ghana * Greece * Guam * Guatemala * Haiti * Iceland * India * Indon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srinagar
Srinagar (English: , ) is the largest city and the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies in the Kashmir Valley on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus, and Dal and Anchar lakes. The city is known for its natural environment, gardens, waterfronts and houseboats. It is known for traditional Kashmiri handicrafts like the Kashmir shawl (made of pashmina and cashmere wool), and also dried fruits. It is the 31st-most populous city in India, the northernmost city in India to have over one million people, and the second-largest metropolitan area in the Himalayas (after Kathmandu, Nepal). Origin of name The earliest records, such as Kalhana's ''Rajatarangini'', mentions the Sanskrit name ''shri-nagara'' which have been interpreted distinctively by scholars in two ways: one being ''sūrya-nagar'', meaning "''City of the Surya''" (trans) ''"City of Sun''" and other being ''"The city of "Shri''" (श्री), the Hindu goddess of wealth, meaning "' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baramulla
Baramulla (), also known as Varmul () in Kashmiri, is a town and a municipality in the Baramulla district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Baramulla district. It is on the bank of the River Jhelum downstream from Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. The town was earlier known as gateway of kashmir, This was main business hub of valley. The town was earlier known as Vārāhamūla. The name is derived from two Sanskrit words, Vārāha (meaning wild boar) and Mūla (meaning root/origin). The town was a major urban settlement and trade centre, before suffering extensive damage during the 1947 Pakistani tribal invasion of Kashmir. Currently, Baramulla is a major centre of business and education in Northern Kashmir. Origin The name Baramulla is derived from the Sanskrit ''Varāhamūla'' (वराहमूल), a combination of ''varaha'' (boar) and ''mūla'' (root or deep) meaning "boar's molar." ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kupwara
Kupwara is a town and a municipal council in Kupwara district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Municipal council Kupwara is an Urban Local Body with 13 elected members (also in Delimitation in progress for wards), which administrates the city. Demographics India census, Kupwara had a population of 21,771. There were 15,120 males (69%) and 6,651 females (31%). Of the population, 2,093 (9.6%) were age 0-6: 1,082 males (52%) and 1,011 females (48%). The literacy rate for the people over six was 86.6% (males 91.9%, females 73.5%). Religion The dominant religion in Kupwara is Islam, followed by over 84% of the people living in Kupwara. Other religions include Hinduism, and Sikhism followed by 2% Politics Municipal council kupwara Climate Education Some of the institutions and colleges of Kupwara town Which provide quality education to the students of town Kupwara and from the other parts of district # Government Degree College, Kupwara # Women's Degr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uri, Jammu And Kashmir
Uri () is a town and a tehsil in the Baramulla district, in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Uri is located on the left bank of the Jhelum River, about east of the Line of Control with Pakistan. Location Uri is located at the entrance to the Kashmir Valley from the west, lying on the Jhelum Valley Road. Prior to the partition of Kashmir, the road linked Uri to Rawalpindi and Srinagar. Another important road linked Uri to Poonch via the Haji Pir pass.K. D. ManiUri: The historical town Daily Excelsior, 6 November 2017. Uri is at a distance of from Srinagar, from Muzaffarabad and from Poonch. History Hari Singh Nalwa (r. 1820–1823), the Sikh commander-administrator of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, built the fort of Uri. Following the First Anglo-Sikh War (1845–1846) and the Treaty of Amritsar (1846), Raja Gulab Singh was proclaimed the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, acquiring all the lands between the Ravi River and the Indus. Uri became a tehsil in the Muzaf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
