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The Kashmir seism happened on Saturday October 5th 2005, at 850am local time which had a magnitude of 7. 6. 74,500+ were dead and 106,000+ were injured in the Kashmir region of Northern Pakistan which was the 14th deadliest brandish of all time. Its focus was 26km down and the quiver lasted for 60 seconds (1 Minute). The most badly moved(p) atomic number 18a was in the Epicentral area almost Muzaffarabad which is the capital of the Pakistan administered region of Kashmir. It is 80km north-east of Islamabad. 20 aft(prenominal)shocks were followed after the seism.It is said to be the strongest earthquake to hit the region in a century. The primary effectuate of the Kashmir earthquake include Several trains on minor lines were derailed, 3. 3 million homes were destroyed, 79,000 mass were killed and 100,000 injured. Secondary effects include Electricity, gas and peeing supplies were disrupted, an volcanic eruption of diarrhea spread from contaminated water supplies, respirator y infections such as pneumonia and heap died of cold and starvation during the harsh pass season especially roofless mint. durable term effects of the Kashmir Earthquake included The overall cost of the damage was $1000,000, 3. 3 million people had to live in irregular accommodation until rebuilding could incite and in rural areas the crops mostly survived and so did the animals living at that place. Short term responses were render food and water, rescuing trapped people, rescue and medical examination teams arriving from other(a) countries, tents supplied. Medium Term responses are Re-establishing water supplies, building temporary, prefabricated houses, providing money for temporary housing.Long term responses are Preparing possibility plans and carrying out regular practices, training fate services, setting up an efficient earthquake warnings and information system using the media at that place are many similarities and differences from the Kashmir earthquake compar ed to other earthquakes such as Kobe earthquake/ not bad(p) Hanshin. The Great Hanshin Earthquake occurred on Tuesday, January 17, 1995, at 0546 in Japan. The focus was much or less 19km below the sea whilst the Kashmir earthquake was 26km down.This testament have an immense effect on the earthquake, Also, The epicentre was between Kobe and Awaji Island whilst Kashmirs was virtuallywhat Muzaffarabad. For the Kobe earthquake nearly 200,000 buildings were destroyed whilst for Kashmir there were at least 1 in very 10 buildings were destroyed which result be higher than the buildings collapsed in Kobe earthquake. 5,500 people were killed and 40,000 were injured and an estimated 230,000 people were made homeless in the Kobe earthquake.In the Kashmir Earthquake, 74,500+ were killed and 106,000+ were injured which is more than double the people who were affected from the Kobe Earthquake. early(a) reasons for Kashmir Earthquake being more intense are It is a mountainous area, it is in a collision zone. These stats tells us that The Kashmir earthquake was stronger and more severe and had a big impact to the society, economy and physical effects. another(prenominal) difference is that the Kobe regimen made a slow response and lack of an arrest plan when the earthquake hit.In Kashmir earthquake, the government reacted instantly. Many good and bad things happened after the quake, 1 week after the quake the death toll continued to rise, bulldozers began to polish off streets and knock down unsafe buildings, some shops and schools reopened. After 2 weeks Overcrowding in temporary shelters became a health hazard, cold run led to a flu epidemic, people needed help to cope with the assay and shock of the quake.