{"id":16914,"date":"2015-10-08T05:05:37","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T12:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franklycurious.com\/wp\/?p=16914"},"modified":"2015-10-06T00:02:49","modified_gmt":"2015-10-06T07:02:49","slug":"anniversary-post-2005-kashmir-earthquake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franklycurious.com\/wp\/2015\/10\/08\/anniversary-post-2005-kashmir-earthquake\/","title":{"rendered":"Anniversary Post: 2005 Kashmir Earthquake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/franklycurious.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2005KashmirEarthquake.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" alt=\"2005 Kashmir Earthquake\" title=\"2005 Kashmir Earthquake\" class=\"left\" \/>On this day, exactly ten years ago, the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2005_Kashmir_earthquake\">Kashmir earthquake<\/a> occurred. It killed over 86,000 people &mdash; and displaced almost three million. Its aftershocks were substantial all by themselves. One of was 6.4 magnitude &mdash; not that much less powerful than the most powerful earthquake I&#8217;ve ever experienced, the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1989_Loma_Prieta_earthquake\">1989 Loma Prieta earthquake<\/a>. And compared to most people, I&#8217;m laxidasical about earthquakes. I&#8217;m sure I would have terrified living through this quake &mdash; if I <em>did<\/em> manage to do so.<\/p>\n<p>The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.6. It was felt as far away as Afghanistan and China. More than 70% of the casualties were in the city of Muzaffarabad. That&#8217;s remarkable when you consider that the current population of the city is slightly less than 100,000. Smaller towns were apparently reduced to rubble. It&#8217;s hard to imagine. And the infrastructure in the area was not up to the task of rescue. Communication was virtually cut off. But in the end, over $5 billion in relief did make it to the area. And life continues on.<\/p>\n<h3>Afterword<\/h3>\n<p>Here&#8217;s one for James Fillmore: in 1956, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Don_Larsen\">Don Larsen<\/a> pitched the only perfect game in a World Series in MLB history. Is that because there just haven&#8217;t been that many World Series games, or because of something about the competition in the World Series? That sounds like a good subject for an article. Unfortunately, Larsen never played for the Twins &mdash; or even the Senators.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this day, exactly ten years ago, the Kashmir earthquake occurred. It killed over 86,000 people &mdash; and displaced almost three million. Its aftershocks were substantial all by themselves. 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