[8] Kashmir lies at the southern margin of the broad zone of continental collision between the Eurasian and Indian plates.

[1] The earthquake which occurred at a depth of 10 km was the result of thrust faulting associated with the active convergent boundary.

Up to 0.4 meter of slip occurred during the event, releasing a fraction of energy accumulated since a large quake in 1555.

According to him, the main road which runs alongside a river from Mangla to Jatlan suffered major damage.

[3] Mirpur's deputy inspector general of police Sardar Gulfaraz Khan stated that a large number of deaths were caused due to the collapse of old houses in the villages.

[3] The Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq Haider Khan, cut short a visit to Lahore and went back to his native region immediately after the reports of the damage emerged.

[15] NDMA vehicles laden with 200 tents, 800 blankets, 200 kitchen sets and 100 medical kits were dispatched to affected areas.