Pakistan earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 15 km NNW of Baffa, Pakistan

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 15 km NNW of Baffa, Pakistan on Sun, Oct 9, 2005, 12:09 PM GMT+5 (07:09 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 14 km E of Battagram, Pakistan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Sun, Oct 9, 2005, 12:09 PM GMT+5
UTC: 2005-10-09 07:09:18 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 34.569° N, 73.158° E
Region: Pakistan
Felt reports: 3
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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 315°, dip 29°, rake 104°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 119°, dip 62°, rake 82°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 36°
Stations used: 265

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e1bw (also filed as us2005dzam, gcmtc200510090709a, gcmt20051009070918, iscgem7703353). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:05 PM UTC.