List of earthquakes in Pakistan

Earthquake hazard zones of Pakistan

Pakistan is situated at the north western side of the Indian subcontinent and overlaps both with the Indian and the Eurasian tectonic plates. Its Sindh and Punjab provinces lie on the northwestern corner of the Indian plate while Balochistan and most of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa lie within the Eurasian plate which mainly comprises the Iranian plateau, some parts of the Middle East and Central Asia. Therefore, it has a history of earthquakes. The Northern Areas and Azad Kashmir lie mainly in Central Asia along the edge of the Indian plate and hence are prone to violent earthquakes where the two tectonic plates collide.

The following is a list of major earthquakes affecting Pakistan.

Date, Time Latitude/Longitude M Deaths Notes District/Province Title
893-894 [1] 24°50′N 67°50′E / 24.83°N 67.83°E / 24.83; 67.83 8 150,000 Shahbandar, Sindh
2 May 1668 [1] 24°50′N 67°30′E / 24.83°N 67.5°E / 24.83; 67.5 7.6 50,000 Shahbandar, Sindh
16 June 1819 [2] 23°36′N 69°36′E / 23.600°N 69.600°E / 23.600; 69.600 7.5 3,200 Allahbund, Sindh 1819 Rann of Kutch
24 September 1827 [3] 31°34′N 74°21′E / 31.57°N 74.35°E / 31.57; 74.35 7.8 1,000 Lahore, Punjab
24 January 1852 [3] 29°18′N 68°54′E / 29.3°N 68.9°E / 29.3; 68.9 8 Kahan, Balochistan
22 January 1865 [4] 34°00′N 71°33′E / 34°N 71.55°E / 34; 71.55 6 Peshawar
1883 Jhalawan, Balochistan
1889 [4] 27°45′N 67°10′E / 27.75°N 67.17°E / 27.75; 67.17 8 Jhalawan, Balochistan
20 December 1892 [4] 30°50′N 66°31′E / 30.83°N 66.52°E / 30.83; 66.52 6.8 Chaman Fault Qilla Abdullah, Balochistan
21 October 1909 [5] 29°02′N 67°48′E / 29.03°N 67.8°E / 29.03; 67.8 7 100 Sibi, Balochistan
24 August 1931 [5] 30°23′N 67°41′E / 30.38°N 67.68°E / 30.38; 67.68 7 Sharigh Valley, Balochistan
27 August 1931 [5] 29°55′N 67°15′E / 29.91°N 67.25°E / 29.91; 67.25 7.4 Mach, Balochistan
31 May 1935 at 21:56 UTC 28°52′0″N 66°23′0″E / 28.86667°N 66.38333°E / 28.86667; 66.38333 7.7 30,000 - 60,000 Ali Jaan, Balochistan 1935 Quetta
28 November 1945 at 05:26 PST [6] 25°09′N 63°29′E / 25.15°N 63.48°E / 25.15; 63.48 8.1 4,000 Tsunami Balochistan 1945 Balochistan
28 December 1974, at 12:11 UTC 35°06′N 72°54′E / 35.100°N 72.900°E / 35.100; 72.900 6.2 5,300 17,000 injured Hunza, Hazara and Swat districts; Northwest Frontier Province 1974 Hunza
8 October 2005 at 08:50:38 34°29′35″N 73°37′44″E / 34.49306°N 73.62889°E / 34.49306; 73.62889 7.6 or 7.8 80,000 3.5 million people homeless Azad Kashmir, Islamabad & North West Frontier Province 2005 Kashmir
29 October 2008 at 04:09 30°39′11″N 67°19′23″E / 30.65306°N 67.32306°E / 30.65306; 67.32306 6.4 215 120,000 homeless Ziarat District, Quetta 2008 Pakistan
18 January 2011 at 20:23:17 UTC 28°49′37″N 63°58′26″E / 28.827°N 63.974°E / 28.827; 63.974 7.2 2011 Pakistan
24 September 2013 at 11:29:47 UTC 26°57′N 65°30′E / 26.95°N 65.5°E / 26.95; 65.5 7.7 825 Awaran District, Balochistan 2013 Balochistan [7]
28 September 2013 at 07:34 UTC 27°14′N 65°34′E / 27.24°N 65.56°E / 27.24; 65.56 6.8 400 Awaran District, Balochistan
8 May 2014 at 22:51:15 UTC [8] 26°23′13″N 68°21′29″E / 26.387°N 68.358°E / 26.387; 68.358 4.5 50[9] Sindh 2014 Pakistan
26 October 2015 09:09:32.70 UTC [10] 36°26′N 70°43′E / 36.44°N 70.72°E / 36.44; 70.72 7.5 363 1,200 injuries Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[11] October 2015 Hindu Kush
25 December 2015 6.3 40 88 injuries Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa December 2015 Hindu Kush

References

  1. 1 2 Quittmeyer & Jacob 1979, p. 805
  2. ↑ Oldham, R. (1926) "The Cutch (Kachh) earthquake of 16th June 1819 with a revision of the great earthquake of 12th June 1897" Memoirs of Geological Survey of India 46: pp. 1–77
  3. 1 2 Quittmeyer & Jacob 1979, p. 806
  4. 1 2 3 Quittmeyer & Jacob 1979, p. 807
  5. 1 2 3 Quittmeyer & Jacob 1979, p. 792
  6. ↑ Quittmeyer & Jacob 1979, p. 795
  7. ↑ USGS. "M7.7 - 61km NNE of Awaran, Pakistan". United States Geological Survey.
  8. ↑ "M4.5 - 8km SSE of Daur, Pakistan". United States Geological Survey. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "2 killed, 50 injured in S. Pakistan quake". worldbulletin. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  10. ↑ USGS. "M7.5 - 45km N of `Alaqahdari-ye Kiran wa Munjan, Afghanistan". United States Geological Survey.
  11. ↑ "Earthquake death toll rises to 363 in Pakistan". Samaa TV. Retrieved 5 January 2016.

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