M5.3 earthquake 49 km NW of Upper Dir, Pakistan
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 49 km NW of Upper Dir, Pakistan on Tue, Jul 30, 1974, 4:41 PM GMT+5 (11:41 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-07-30 11:41:27 UTC
- Depth
- 70.0 km (43.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 35.543° N, 71.512° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 86
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.875 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 19039 days ago · 144 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.076 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 19024 days ago · 109 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00007d9 (also filed as iscgem746545). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 AM UTC.