Pakistan earthquakes

M5.6 earthquake 17 km N of Baffa, Pakistan

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 17 km N of Baffa, Pakistan on Sat, Oct 8, 2005, 5:08 PM GMT+5 (12:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 13 km NE of Battagram, Pakistan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.6 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Sat, Oct 8, 2005, 5:08 PM GMT+5
UTC: 2005-10-08 12:08:27 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 34.593° N, 73.187° E
Region: Pakistan
Strongest shaking: VII, very 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: VII, very strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 25.2% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 2.8 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: Reverse (thrust)
Nodal plane 1: Strike 321°, dip 31°, rake 108°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 121°, dip 60°, rake 80°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 36°
Stations used: 307

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 130 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e16z (also filed as gcmtc200510081208a, gcmt20051008120827, atlas20051008120827, iscgem7703214). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:59 AM UTC.