Remembering Pakistan Earth Quake - Octber 8th 2005 - An Attack By Mother nature
The Kashmir earthquake (also known as the South Asia earthquake or Pakistan earthquake) of 2005 was a major earthquake whose epicenter was the Pakistan-administered disputed region of Kashmir. The earthquake occurred at 08:50:38 Pakistan Standard Time (03:50:38 UTC) on October 8, 2005. It registered a minimum magnitude of 7.6 on the moment magnitude scale making it a major earthquake similar in intensity to the 1935 Quetta earthquake, the 2001 Gujarat Earthquake, and the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. As of 8 November, the Pakistani government's official death toll was 73,276, while officials say nearly 1,400 people died in Indian-administered Kashmir and three people in Afghanistan.
In memory : Pakistani citizens light lamps in memory of earthquake victims during a ceremony in Islamabad, marking the first anniversary of the 2005 disaster. (AFP/Aamir Qureshi)
Oil lamps lit for the victims of last year's earthquake burn in Lahore October 8, 2006. Pakistan united in mourning on Sunday to remember around 73,000 people killed in an earthquake exactly a year ago, while survivors vented frustration over the pace of reconstruction. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza (PAKISTAN)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf lays a floral wreath on a monument for the victims of the October 8, 2005 earthquake during a memorial ceremony in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, October 8, 2006. (Mian Khursheed/Reuters)
A worker sweeps the newly installed monument for the October 8, 2005 earthquake in Muzaffarabad October 7, 2006. (Faisal Mahmood/Reuters)
A survivor of the October 8, 2005 earthquake prepares food for the iftar during Ramadan at a refuge camp in the devastated city of Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir October 6, 2006. Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf asked the international aid community on Thursday for an extra $800 million to cover reconstruction costs after a devastating earthquake a year ago. (Faisal Mahmood/Reuters)
7 A woman prays for the victims of the October 8, 2005 earthquake in Margala Towers, a residential complex which collapsed in the quake killing several people, during a memorial ceremony in Islamabad October 8, 2006. (Faisal Mahmood/Reuters)
Indian Army officers bow their heads in memory of those killed in the Oct. 8, 2005 earthquake in Uri, 102 kilometers (66 miles) north of Srinagar, India, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2006. The Oct. 8, 2005 earthquake in the South Asian region of Kashmir left an estimated 80,000 dead and millions homeless. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
A view of the Kashmiri earthquake-hit city of Muzaffarabad on the evening of October 8, 2006, the first anniversary of an earthquake that hit the region. Pakistan united in mourning on Sunday in memory of about 73,000 people killed in an earthquake exactly a year ago, while survivors vented frustration over the pace of reconstruction. REUTERS/Mian Khursheed (PAKISTAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR)
School girls line up at their newly-built school in Chakothi on the Line of Control (LoC), about 58 km (36 miles) south of Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir October 8, 2006. The United States will train 30,000 teachers and build 50 schools in quake affected areas of Pakistan, the U.S.ambassador to Pakistan said on Sunday, the first anniversary of an earthquake that killed 75, 000 people.REUTERS/Kamran Haider (PAKISTAN)
Indian children pay homage to the victims of last year's South Asia earthquake at a special prayer at a temple in the out skirts of Jammu, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2006. Special prayers were held on the first anniversary for the massive earthquake that killed more than 80,000 people across India and Pakistan. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
Relatives prepare to bury a body after a devastating earthquake in Balakot, 180 km (112 miles) from Islamabad, in this October 9, 2005 file photo. October 8, 2006 marks the one year anniversary of the devastating earthquake that killed more than 73,000 people including 17,000 school children in northern Pakistan. REUTERS/Zahid Hussein/Files (PAKISTAN)
In memory : Pakistani citizens light lamps in memory of earthquake victims during a ceremony in Islamabad, marking the first anniversary of the 2005 disaster. (AFP/Aamir Qureshi) Oil lamps lit for the victims of last year's earthquake burn in Lahore October 8, 2006. Pakistan united in mourning on Sunday to remember around 73,000 people killed in an earthquake exactly a year ago, while survivors vented frustration over the pace of reconstruction. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza (PAKISTAN) Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf lays a floral wreath on a monument for the victims of the October 8, 2005 earthquake during a memorial ceremony in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, October 8, 2006. (Mian Khursheed/Reuters) A worker sweeps the newly installed monument for the October 8, 2005 earthquake in Muzaffarabad October 7, 2006. (Faisal Mahmood/Reuters) A survivor of the October 8, 2005 earthquake prepares food for the iftar during Ramadan at a refuge camp in the devastated city of Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir October 6, 2006. Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf asked the international aid community on Thursday for an extra $800 million to cover reconstruction costs after a devastating earthquake a year ago. (Faisal Mahmood/Reuters) 7 A woman prays for the victims of the October 8, 2005 earthquake in Margala Towers, a residential complex which collapsed in the quake killing several people, during a memorial ceremony in Islamabad October 8, 2006. (Faisal Mahmood/Reuters) Indian Army officers bow their heads in memory of those killed in the Oct. 8, 2005 earthquake in Uri, 102 kilometers (66 miles) north of Srinagar, India, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2006. The Oct. 8, 2005 earthquake in the South Asian region of Kashmir left an estimated 80,000 dead and millions homeless. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan) A view of the Kashmiri earthquake-hit city of Muzaffarabad on the evening of October 8, 2006, the first anniversary of an earthquake that hit the region. Pakistan united in mourning on Sunday in memory of about 73,000 people killed in an earthquake exactly a year ago, while survivors vented frustration over the pace of reconstruction. REUTERS/Mian Khursheed (PAKISTAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR) School girls line up at their newly-built school in Chakothi on the Line of Control (LoC), about 58 km (36 miles) south of Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir October 8, 2006. The United States will train 30,000 teachers and build 50 schools in quake affected areas of Pakistan, the U.S.ambassador to Pakistan said on Sunday, the first anniversary of an earthquake that killed 75, 000 people.REUTERS/Kamran Haider (PAKISTAN) Indian children pay homage to the victims of last year's South Asia earthquake at a special prayer at a temple in the out skirts of Jammu, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2006. Special prayers were held on the first anniversary for the massive earthquake that killed more than 80,000 people across India and Pakistan. (AP Photo/Channi Anand) Relatives prepare to bury a body after a devastating earthquake in Balakot, 180 km (112 miles) from Islamabad, in this October 9, 2005 file photo. October 8, 2006 marks the one year anniversary of the devastating earthquake that killed more than 73,000 people including 17,000 school children in northern Pakistan. REUTERS/Zahid Hussein/Files (PAKISTAN) 
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