Pakistan earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 20 km N of Baffa, Pakistan

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 20 km N of Baffa, Pakistan on Sun, Dec 25, 2005, 1:02 PM GMT+5 (08:02 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Sun, Dec 25, 2005, 1:02 PM GMT+5
UTC: 2005-12-25 08:02:05 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 34.621° N, 73.237° 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: Strike-slip
Nodal plane 1: Strike 5°, dip 10°, rake 170°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 105°, dip 88°, rake 80°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 56°
Stations used: 272

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e6ub (also filed as gcmtc200512250802a, gcmt20051225080205, iscgem7997396). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:33 PM UTC.