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The 1974 Hunza Earthquake was a magnitude 6.2 earthquake in the rugged and isolated Hunza, Hazara and Swat districts of northern Pakistan at 12:11 UTC on December 28, 1974. The epicentre was located at 35.1 degrees north and 72.9 degrees east. The quake had a shallow focal depth and was followed by numerous aftershocks. An official estimate of the number killed was 5,300 with approximately 17,000 injured. A total of 97,000 were reported affected by the tremor. Most of the destruction was centred around the village of Pattan, located about 100 miles north of the capital city of Islamabad. The village was almost completely destroyed. This page is about the town of Hunza in northern areas of Pakistan. ...
The Hazara region is located in NWFP, Pakistan. ...
Swat (Pashto/Urdu: سوات) is a valley and a district in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. ...
is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ...
(Urdu: اسلام آباد) is the capital city of Pakistan, and is located in the Potohar Plateau in the northwest of the country. ...
The epicental region is characterized by steep-walled narrow canyons and valleys. Most of the population was concentrated along the rivers. Much of the destruction was caused by the numerous landslides and rockfalls which came tumbling down from high above. The main road leading into the area was blocked for about 25 miles by landslides and rockfalls, hampering relief efforts. The government flew in emergency supplies by helicopter until the roads were reopened on 13th of January. Grand Canyon, Arizona Noravank Monastery complex and canyon in Armenia. ...
Fljótsdalur in East Iceland, a rather flat valley In geology, a valley is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. ...
Landslide of soil and regolith in Pakistan A landslide is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement, such as rock falls, deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows. ...
This rockfall saved the underneath soil from further erosion, resulting in a hoodoo. ...
For other uses, see Helicopter (disambiguation). ...
The earthquake, which reached MMI V in Kabul, Afghanistan, affected some 1,000 square miles of the Indus Valley region. Several nations contributed money and supplies to aid the inhabitants of the stricken area. The Mercalli intensity scale is a scale used for measuring the intensity of an earthquake. ...
For other places with the same name, see Kabul (disambiguation). ...
The Indus (सिन्‍धु नदी) (known as Sindhu in ancient times) is the principal river of Pakistan. ...
Sources
- Earthquake information Bulletin, March-April 1975, Volume 7, Number 2
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