The city was near the epicenter of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake , which had a magnitude of 7.6 . The earthquake destroyed about 50 % of the buildings in the city ( including most of the official buildings ) and is estimated to have killed up to 80,000 people in the Pakistani-controlled areas of Kashmir . As of 8 October 2005 the Pakistani government 's official death toll was 87,350 . Some estimates put the death toll over 100,000
2005 Kashmir earthquake
2005 Kashmir earthquake
Muzaffarabad