Pakistan earthquakes

M6.3 earthquake 58 km SSE of Gilgit, Pakistan

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 58 km SSE of Gilgit, Pakistan on Thu, Nov 21, 2002, 2:32 AM GMT+5 (21:32 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 6.3 (mwc), strong
Local time: Thu, Nov 21, 2002, 2:32 AM GMT+5
UTC: 2002-11-20 21:32:30 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 35.414° N, 74.515° E
Region: Pakistan
Strongest shaking: VI, strong 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: VI, strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 10.2% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 2.3 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 204°, dip 30°, rake -117°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 55°, dip 64°, rake -75°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 400

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bj2e (also filed as choy20021120213230, gcmtc112002c, gcmt20021120213230, atlas20021120213229, iscgem6137392). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC.