A new study, conducted by scientists from the Oregon State University (OSU), suggests the region in the Himalayan mountains of Kashmir between Pakistan and India could experience an intense earthquake, strong enough to pose a risk to the lives of millions of residents. The research was focused on the Riasi fault, which has been building up pressure over an extended period, and after it gets released it may cause an earthquake of M8.0 or even stronger. The scientists have previously considered the Riasi fault to be less risky compared to other, more active systems. But, after an M7.6 ground shake, recorded on the neighboring Balakot-Bagh fault on the Pakistan side of Kashmir in 2005, that was also considered to pose a lesser risk, experts decided to conduct an in-depth investigation on other faults in the surrounding area. This earthquake killed about 80 000 people in both India and Pakistan. "What we set out to learn was how much the fault has moved in the last tens of thousands of