Epicenter of 2005 Kashmir earthquake

Pakistan / Azad Kashmir / Muzaffarabad /
 earthquake epicenter, invisible
The 2005 Kashmir Earthquake (also known as the South Asian earthquake or the Great Pakistan earthquake) was a major earthquake centered in Azad Kashmir (Pakistan-administered Kashmir) and in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) near the city of Muzaffarabad. It occurred at 08:52:37 Pakistan Standard Time (03:52:37 UTC) on 8 October 2005. It happened when two earth plates moved towards each other and hit together; because Pakistan is on the edge of two earth plates the region had much damage. It registered a debatable moment magnitude of 7.6 making. The government of Pakistan's official death toll was 79,000, while officials say nearly 1,400 people also died in Indian Kashmir and four people in Afghanistan.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Kashmir_earthquake
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Coordinates:   34°29'34"N   73°37'46"E

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