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Events on Saturday 8 October 2005 1
2005Kashmir earthquakeMagnitude 7.6 quake devastates Pakistan-administered KashmirA magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Pakistan-administered Kashmir on 8 October 2005, killing an estimated 87,000 people and leaving millions homeless. It was one of the deadliest earthquakes in South Asian history, also affecting India and Afghanistan. International relief efforts followed amid difficult mountainous terrain and the onset of winter.