"Incidentally, he said, it had also been predicted by a German consultant of a hydropower project that the Bhasha site falling in a seismically very sensitive zone, an earthquake of magnitude 7.5 could occur anytime. “He proved right as noted above. The earthquake devastated the region causing great loss of life and property particularly in Azad Kashmir. Another serious risk factor may be reservoir induced seismicity primarily due to immense weight of water stored behind a dam. It can trigger tremours. India’s Koyna dam induced a 6.4 magnitude earthquake killing 180 people in 1967. "
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