Hindu Kush Mountains of Pakistan was hit by an earth quake which had a magnitude of 7.6 on Sunday, October 9, 2005, sending tremors across South Asia. The worst ever earth quake witness by Pakistan.

The origin of earth quake was 80 km (50 miles) E of Mingaora (Pakistan), 130 km (80 miles) N of ISLAMABAD (Pakistan), 155 km (95 miles) SW of Gilgit (Pakistan), Kashmir (Pakistan) 160 km (100 miles) SE of Chitral (Pakistan).

The depth of Earth quake in Pakistan was 10.0 kilometers.

According to media reports, more than 30,000 people died in Kashmir (Pakistan) alone during Saturday