Pakistan earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 15 km N of Baffa, Pakistan

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 15 km N of Baffa, Pakistan on Sun, Oct 9, 2005, 1:59 PM GMT+5 (08:59 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 8 km N of Battagram, Pakistan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.8 (mwc), light
Local time: Sun, Oct 9, 2005, 1:59 PM GMT+5
UTC: 2005-10-09 08:59:33 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 34.579° N, 73.242° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

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

Faulting: Oblique reverse
Nodal plane 1: Strike 279°, dip 21°, rake 42°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 150°, dip 76°, rake 106°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 37°
Stations used: 154

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 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 usp000e1cc (also filed as gcmtc200510090859a, gcmt20051009085933). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:37 PM UTC.