Analysis of Building Damage during the 8 October 2005 Earthquake in Pakistan

Research Article| March 01, 2008 Analysis of Building Damage during the 8 October 2005 Earthquake in Pakistan S. T. Maqsood; S. T. Maqsood Earthquake Damage Analysis Center (EDAC) Institute of Constructive Engineering Bauhaus-Universität Weimar Germany tariq.maqsood@bauing.uni-weimar.de (S.T.M.) schwarz@bauing.uni-weimar.de (J.S.) Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar J. Schwarz J. Schwarz Earthquake Damage Analysis Center (EDAC) Institute of Constructive Engineering Bauhaus-Universität Weimar Germany tariq.maqsood@bauing.uni-weimar.de (S.T.M.) schwarz@bauing.uni-weimar.de (J.S.) Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Seismological Research Letters (2008) 79 (2): 163–177. https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.79.2.163 Article history first online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share MailTo Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation S. T. Maqsood, J. Schwarz; Analysis of Building Damage during the 8 October 2005 Earthquake in Pakistan. Seismological Research Letters 2008;; 79 (2): 163–177. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.79.2.163 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search The strongest earthquake in the history of Pakistan jolted the northern region at 08:50 local time (03:50 UTC) 8 October 2005. The epicenter of the earthquake was determined by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to be 34.493°N and 73.629°E. This location is in the northern portion of Muzaffarabad district. It had a magnitude of 7.6 with a depth of 26 km. The earthquake caused extensive damage, destruction, and loss of life over a wide region (almost 30,000-km2) including Muzaffarabad, Mansehra, Batagram, Bagh, and Poonch (see figure 1). The impact of the main shock was felt as far... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.