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2005 Kashmir earthquake

An earthquake occurred at 08:50:39 Pakistan Standard Time on 8 October 2005 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, a territory under Pakistan. It was centred near the city of Muzaffarabad, and also affected nearby Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and some areas... Wikipedia
Date: October 8, 2005
Magnitude: 7.6 Mw
Aftershocks: 5.9 Mw 8 Oct at 03:57; 5.8 Mw 8 Oct at 03:58; 6.4 Mw 8 Oct at 10:46
Areas affected: Pakistan, India, Afghanistan
Casualties: 86,000–87,351 dead; 69,000–75,266 injured; 2.8 million displaced
Depth: 15 km (9.3 mi)