Pakistan earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 17 km ENE of Baffa, Pakistan

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 17 km ENE of Baffa, Pakistan on Sun, Nov 6, 2005, 7:11 AM GMT+5 (02:11 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 9 km ESE of Battagram, Pakistan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.1 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Sun, Nov 6, 2005, 7:11 AM GMT+5
UTC: 2005-11-06 02:11:52 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 34.520° N, 73.385° E
Region: Pakistan
Strongest shaking: V, moderate 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: V, moderate shaking
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: Oblique reverse
Nodal plane 1: Strike 274°, dip 14°, rake 34°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 151°, dip 82°, rake 102°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 36°
Stations used: 295

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 57 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e3kx (also filed as gcmtc200511060211a, gcmt20051106021153, atlas20051106021152, iscgem7706636). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC.