Northeastern Afghanistan Earthquake

October 26th, 2015, M 7.5 Earthquake LINKS TO AVAILABLE INFORMATION

• USGS Event Page
• USGS PAGER Report
• Strong Ground Motions and Behavior of Buildings During 26th Oct. 2015 Afghanistan–Pakistan Earthquake. Short report with reconnaissance observations by Dr. Naveed Ahmad, University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar, Pakistan. December 2015
• Reconnaissance report on the Mw 7.5 Hindu Kush earthquake of 26th October 2015 and the subsequent aftershocks. Short report with reconnaissance observations by Najif Ismail and Nouman Khattak, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates. December 2015.
• United Nations OCHA Pakistan Report Update on Earthquake Response, 10/28/15
• EERI World Housing Encyclopedia Reports for Pakistan, Nine housing reports describe common housing construction types in the region and highlight the performance of these types in past earthquakes.
• EERI 2005 Kashmir Earthquake Reconnaissance Report, December, 2005 Newsletter
• EERI 2005 Kashmir Earthquake Reconnaissance Report, February, 2006 Newsletter
• Author submitted book with sections describing the tectonics of the region: Yeats, 2012, Active Faults of the World, Cambridge University Press, p. 378-381. Fig. 8-21 has a map and cross section.

Comparison of 2005 Kashmir Earthquake and Oct 26, 2015 earthquake data from USGS ShakeMap archives, 2 degree graticule, magenta line is plate boundary. Created 28 Oct 2015 by Charles Scawthorn. (Click to enlarge)[/caption] SELECT NEWS ARTICLES

• Pamir Times – Latest photographs of the Karakuram Highway which has now been opened for traffic, 10/28/15
• Dawn, Pakistan’s English-Language News Source – Quake toll reaches 267, Nawaz announces relief package, 10/28/15
• The Washington Post – Quake levels areas in Afghanistan and Pakistan; toll expected to rise, 10/27/15
• The New York Times – Afghanistan and Pakistan Hit by Huge Earthquake, 10/26/15
• BBC News – Afghanistan-Pakistan earthquake leaves hundreds dead, 10/26/15
• BBC News – Afghan quake: The corner of a continental collision, 10/26/15
• Associated Press – Afghan earthquake rocks Asia, dozens dead, 10/26/15
• CNN – Deaths, damage reported in powerful Afghanistan quake, 10/26/15

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