Pakistan earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 61 km SSE of Gilgit, Pakistan

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 61 km SSE of Gilgit, Pakistan on Sun, Nov 3, 2002, 12:33 PM GMT+5 (07:33 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 58 km SSE of Gilgit, Pakistan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Sun, Nov 3, 2002, 12:33 PM GMT+5
UTC: 2002-11-03 07:33:38 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 35.415° N, 74.600° E
Region: Pakistan
Strongest shaking: IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 5.1% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 1.0 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Normal
Nodal plane 1: Strike 45°, dip 30°, rake -69°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 201°, dip 62°, rake -102°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 211

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bfz7 (also filed as gcmtb110302f, gcmt20021103073338, iscgem6122952). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 7:37 PM UTC.