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{{About|the Hindu Kush earthquake that happened on 25 December 2015| the first major earthquake on 26 October 2015|October 2015 Hindu Kush earthquake}}
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{{Infobox earthquake
|name        = December 2015 Hindu Kush earthquake
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|local-date  = {{Start date|df=yes|2015|12|25}}
|local-time  = 23:44:47
|timestamp   = 2015-12-25 19:14:47
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|magnitude   = 6.3 {{M|w|link=y}}
|depth       = {{convert|203.4|km|abbr=on}}
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The '''December 2015 Hindu Kush earthquake'''  occurred with a [[moment magnitude scale|moment magnitude]] of 6.3<ref name=USGS /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1016416/strong-6-9-magnitude-jolts-parts-of-pakistan-30-injured/|title=Strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake jolts parts of Pakistan, Afghanistan|date=26 December 2015|work=The Express Tribune}}</ref> in South Asia on 25 December 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2015/12/quake-rattles-areas-in-punjab-kpk-azad-kashmir/|title=Quake rattles areas in Punjab, KPK, Azad Kashmir|work=Samaa TV}}</ref> One woman was killed in [[Pakistan]]. At least 100 people were injured in Pakistan and Afghanistan.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/62-quake-hits-northern-afghanistan/news-story/fdbbd85f393e6ea30831502427af8e79|title=Dozens injured in Afghan quake|publisher=[[The Australian]]|date=26 December 2015|accessdate=26 December 2015}}</ref> The quake was also strongly felt in [[Tajikistan]] and [[India]]. The epicenter of the earthquake was in the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region at a depth of 203.4&nbsp;km.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/6-2-magnitude-earthquake-hits-northern-afghanistan-pakistan-n485931|title=6.2-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northern Afghanistan and Pakistan|agency=Associated Press|work=NBC News|date=26 December 2015 }}</ref>

==Background==
[[File:earthquake Information for Pakistan.png|thumb|left|Map depicting regional tectonic plates]]
{| class="wikitable sortable floatright"
! Region || Number of<br />deaths<ref name="fox">{{cite web |url=http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2015/12/26/earthquake-leaves-4-dead-more-than-100-injured-in-afghanistan-and-pakistan/ |title=Earthquake leaves 4 dead, more than 100 injured in Afghanistan and Pakistan |work=Fox News |date=26 December 2015}}</ref> || Number of<br />injuries
|- valign=top
| {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] || 3 || 83
|- valign=top
| {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Gilgit-Baltistan]] || 1 || 5
|- valign=top
| {{flagicon|Afghanistan|2013}} [[Nangarhar Province]] || || 12
|- valign=top
| '''Total''' || 4 || 100
|}
An [[October 2015 Hindu Kush earthquake|earthquake of 7.3]] {{M|w|link=y}} was felt in the same region<ref>{{cite web|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10003re5#general_summary|title=M7.5 – 45km N of 'Alaqahdari-ye Kiran wa Munjan, Afghanistan|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=26 December 2015}}</ref> in October 2015 causing 398 deaths and 2,536 injuries in [[Pakistan]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndma.gov.pk/new/disasters/losses.php|title=Live Updates|work=ndma.gov.pk|accessdate=26 December 2015|date=5 November 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121083334/http://www.ndma.gov.pk/new/disasters/losses.php|archivedate=21 November 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and [[Afghanistan]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = The Latest: UN Mobilizing to Aid Quake Victims|url = https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/latest-strong-afghan-earthquake-felt-south-asia-34730075|publisher = [[ABC News]]|work=[[The Associated Press]]|date=26 October 2015|accessdate=26 December 2015}}</ref>

The [[Himalayan mountains]] are pushed up by the collision of tectonic plates, making them prone to devastating quakes. An [[April 2015 Nepal earthquake|earthquake in April 2015]], [[Nepal]]'s worst in 80 years, killed over 8,600 people.<ref name="nepal-eq-indianexpress">{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/world/neighbours/nepal-earthquake-death-toll-reaches-8635-over-300-missing/|title=Nepal earthquake death toll reaches 8,635, over 300 missing|accessdate=26 December 2015|date=23 May 2015|publisher=The Indian Express|author=Press Trust of India}}</ref>

The last [[2005 Kashmir earthquake|major earthquake in the same region]] of similar magnitude (7.6 {{M|w|link=y}}) was almost ten years prior in October 2005, which resulted in 87,351 deaths, 75,266 injured, 2.8 million people being displaced, and 250,000 farm animals deaths. The notable difference between this earthquake and the [[2005 Kashmir earthquake|2005 earthquake]] is the depth of the seismic activity. The 2005 earthquake was 15&nbsp;km deep while this earthquake was 203.4&nbsp;km deep, reducing its effects at the surface.<ref>{{cite news|title=Afghanistan Struck by Powerful Earthquake|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/27/world/asia/earthquake-afghanistan-jurm-pakistan.html?_r=0|accessdate=26 December 2015|work = The New York Times|date=26 October 2015}}</ref>

In recent studies, geologists claim that [[global warming]] is one of the reasons for [[Global warming#Seismic activity|increased seismic activity]]. According to these studies melting glaciers and [[sea level rise|rising sea levels]] disturb the balance of pressure on Earth's tectonic plates thus causing an increase in the frequency and intensity of earthquakes. This could be one of the reasons why the [[Himalayas]] are getting more prone to earthquakes in recent years.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://europe.newsweek.com/nepal-earthquake-could-have-been-manmade-disaster-climate-change-brings-326017|title=Nepal earthquake could have been manmade disaster climate change brings|work=[[Newsweek]]|accessdate=26 December 2015}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=Cite a scientific source|date=December 2015}}

==See also==
*[[April 2015 Nepal earthquake]]
*[[List of earthquakes in 2015]]
*[[List of earthquakes in Pakistan]]
*[[Thrust tectonics]]

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