Question: What was the magnitude of earthquake that hit the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on 25 September 2019?
(a) 5.8
(b) 5.2
(c) 6.4
(d) 7.8
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- On 25 September 2019,a powerful 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and several cities in the north-eastern parts of the country.
- As per US Geological Survey, the epicentre of the powerful 5.8-magnitude earthquake,was near Mirpur city in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
- According to the Home Department, 30 people were killed and over 370 injured in Mirpur and the numbers are likely to be increased.
- Also, tremors were felt across several north Indian States, including Jammu and Kashmir, the Delhi-National Capital Region, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.
- Prior to this, in October 2015, a 7.5-magnitude quake in Pakistan and Afghanistan killed almost 400 people.
- Pakistan was also hit by a 7.6-magnitude quake on October 8, 2005, that killed nearly 90,000 people in PoK and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Links:
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/many-killed-in-pok-after-earthquake-jolts-north-pakistan/article29500160.ece
http://newsonair.nic.in/News?title=5.8-magnitude-earthquake-claims-30-lives-in-Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir&id=372003
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/toll-rises-to-30-over-370-injured-in-quake-in-pakistan/articleshow/71288877.cms