List_of_earthquakes_in_Pakistan

Earthquakes in Pakistan
	Earthquake zones of Pakistan.; (<6.0 in green, 6.0–6.9 in blue, 7.0–7.9 in orange, 8.0+ in red)
Largest	8.1 Mw 1945 Balochistan earthquake
Deadliest	7.6 Mw 2005 Kashmir earthquake

List of earthquakes in Pakistan

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Pakistan is one of the most seismically active countries in the world, being crossed by several major faults. As a result, earthquakes in Pakistan occur often and are destructive.

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"M 5.1 - 68 km NW of Skardu, Pakistan". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 November 2022.

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"M 5.2 - 60 km SE of Gilgit, Pakistan". United States Geological Survey.

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"M 4.6 - 9 km ESE of Harnai, Pakistan". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 November 2022.

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Earthquake zones of Pakistan. (<6.0 in green, 6.0–6.9 in blue, 7.0–7.9 in orange, 8.0+ in red)
Largest	8.1 M_w 1945 Balochistan earthquake
Deadliest	7.6 M_w 2005 Kashmir earthquake

Date	Locality, district, or province	Mag.	MMI	Deaths	Injuries	Notes
2023-03-21	Badakhshan, Afghanistan	6.5 M_w	V	20	302	Severe damage, ten killed in Afghanistan. Damage to buildings also in India and Tajikistan	-
2022-06-24	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	4.2 M_w	VII			Five killed in Afghanistan	^[1]^[2]
2022-06-21	Khost Province, Afghanistan	6.0 M_w	VIII	13	27	Heavy damage. Over 1,100 killed in Afghanistan.	^[3]
2022-05-06	Khuzdar, Balochistan	5.2 M_w	VI		1	Moderate damage	^[4]
2022-03-16	Gilgit-Baltistan	5.1 M_w	VII	1	9	Minor damage	^[5]
2021-12-27	Gilgit-Baltistan	5.2 M_w	V		9	Severe damage	^[6]
2021-10-07	Harnai, Balochistan	5.9 M_w	VII	42	300	Severe damage	^[7]
2019-10-06	New Mirpur, Azad Kashmir	3.6 M_w	IV	1	10	Casualties due to a house collapse	^[8]^[9]
2019-09-24	New Mirpur, Azad Kashmir	5.6 M_w	VII	40	852	Severe	^[10]
2018-01-31	Lasbela, Balochistan	4.7 M_w	V	1	9		^[11]^[12]
2018-01-30	Badakhshan	6.1 M_w		1	9-11
2015-12-25	Gilgit-Baltistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	6.3 M_w	V	4	100
2015-10-26	Badakhshan	7.5 M_w	VII	399	2,536
2015-07-24	Islamabad	5.1 M_w	V	3
2014-05-08	Sindh	4.5 M_w		2	50
2013-09-28	Awaran District, Balochistan	6.8 M_w	VII	22		Aftershock.
2013-09-24	Awaran District, Balochistan	7.7 M_w	IX	825	700
2013-04-16	Balochistan	7.7 M_w	VIII	34	105
2011-01-18	Dalbandin, Balochistan	7.2 M_w	VII	3	some
2010-10-10	Haripur, Northwest Frontier Province	5.2 M_w	V	1	15	Moderate damage	^[13]
2008-10-29	Ziarat District, Balochistan	6.4 M_w		215	200
2005-10-08	Azad Kashmir, Balakot	7.6 M_w	XI	86,000–87,351	69,000–75,266	Extreme damage in Azad Kashmir, Balakot town almost completely destroyed and Muzaffarabad suffering heaviest number of casualties. Deadliest earthquake in South Asia, epicentre centred on the Jhelum Fault Zone.
2004-02-14	Battagram, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	5.5 M_w	VIII	24	63
2002-11-02	Battagram, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	5.4 M_w 6.3 M_w	VIII	41	168	Doublet
1997-02-27	Balochistan	7.0 M_w	VIII	57
1992-05-20	Kohat Division, North West Frontier	6.0 M_w	VII	36	100	Moderate	^[14]^[15]
1983-12-31	Gilgit-Baltistan	7.2 M_w	VII	12–26	60–483	Severe	^[16]
1981-12-09	Gilgit-Baltistan	5.9 M_w		220			^[17]
1974-12-28	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	6.2 M_w		5,300	17,000
1972-09-03	Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	6.2 M_w	VIII	100			^[18]
1945-11-28	Makran Coast, British Baluchistan	8.1 M_w	X	4000		Tsunami
1935-05-31	Ali Jaan, Balochistan	7.7	X	30,000–60,000
1931-08-27	Mach, Balochistan	7.4					^[19]
1931-08-24	Sharigh Valley, Balochistan	7					^[19]
1909-10-21	Sibi, Balochistan	7		100			^[19]
1892-12-20	Qilla Abdullah, Balochistan	6.8				Chaman Fault	^[20]
1885-05-30	Srinagar, Kashmir	6.3–6.8	VIII	3,000
1865-01-22	Peshawar	6					^[20]
1852-01-24	Kahan, Balochistan	8					^[21]
1827-09-24	Lahore, Punjab	7.8		1,000			^[21]
1819-06-16	Allahbund, Sindh	7.7–8.2 M_w	XI	>1,543		Tsunami
1668-05-02	Shahbandar, Sindh	7.6		50,000			^[22]
1555-09-??	Kashmir	7.6–8.0 M_w		600–60,000
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