current affairs MCQ #6905

The 2005 Kashmir earthquake killed over 73,000 people and devastated which city that served as the earthquake's epicentral urban area?

current affairs MCQ #6905

  1. Question 1

    Q1. The 2005 Kashmir earthquake killed over 73,000 people and devastated which city that served as the earthquake's epicentral urban area?

    • A) Rawalpindi
    • B) Muzaffarabad
    • C) Abbottabad
    • D) Mansehra

    Answer: Muzaffarabad

    Explanation: The 8 October 2005 Kashmir earthquake, measuring 7.6 magnitude, was centred near Muzaffarabad, which suffered catastrophic destruction; the city served as the epicentral urban area, and over 73,000 people were killed across Azad Kashmir and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.