Earthquake Lake (زلزلہ جھیل) - Lodhi Abad, Chikar - AJK

This lake was formed as a result of the earthquake of 8th October 2005 when a huge mountain collapsed down in Chikar stopping the flow of a water rivulet. Around 575 people of 6 villages were buried alive under this mountain.

The village wise details of the martyrs are as under: Lodhi Abad 274, Bail 225, Nainaan 42, Nallah Chakli 32, Butt Shairh 24, Dhakhan Paddar 1. Total 575.

The maximum depth of Zalzala Jheel (Earthquake Lake) is more than 400 feet and its length is 4.5 kilometers. It is almost in the midway of Bagh & Muzaffarabad and it takes almost 1 and a half hour by road to reach there from both sides.

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Travel & Events

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• Earthquake Lake
• Kashmir Earthquake
• Lodhi Abad
• Chikar Lake
• 8 October 2005
• Zalzala Jheel
• زلزلہ جھیل

[hamidsofi]

@zashah06 - The singer is Shahbaz Qamar Fareedi

[hamidsofi]

@transfixedtornado thanks for your comments. The area of Pakistani controlled Kashmir (AJK) has always been intentionally kept away from media & development considering it to be a disputed territory.

Anyway, for your information - the lake stayed stable for almost 4 and half years but was collapsed due to heavy rains and snowfall in January 2010 which resulted in heavy flood in Neelum river causing huge human and property loss.

[imrankashmircanada]

its still v wattr

[mukhtal]

salm

can you tell, does lake exist still or it has been drained

thanks

[zashah06]

@hamidsofi

who is back ground siger, made me cry ,beautifull

[zashah06]

who is back ground siger, made me cry ,beautifull

[transfixedtornado]

thanks for this video... it's very sad to hear that so many people died in this earthquake. I wonder why this wasn't more covered in the news over here.

I hope the lake stayed stable and didn't collapse causing even more troubles.

[sultanoxforduk]

some of my family members died in the earthquake in balakot,,,,,,,my family is from mansehra,