M4.8 earthquake 45 km NW of Upper Dir, Pakistan
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 45 km NW of Upper Dir, Pakistan on Thu, Jan 17, 1974, 12:46 PM GMT+5 (07:46 UTC), 101 km (63 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 60 km N of P?r?n, Afghanistan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-01-17 07:46:39 UTC
- Depth
- 101.0 km (62.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 35.508° N, 71.538° E
- Region
- Pakistan
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00004yb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC.