Pakistan earthquakes

M5.7 earthquake 16 km ENE of Battagram, Pakistan

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 16 km ENE of Battagram, Pakistan on Sun, Oct 9, 2005, 2:13 AM GMT+5 (21:13 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.7 (mwb), moderate
Local time: Sun, Oct 9, 2005, 2:13 AM GMT+5
UTC: 2005-10-08 21:13:32 UTC
Depth: 12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 34.710° N, 73.199° 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: 25.1% 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 8°, dip 41°, rake 118°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 153°, dip 54°, rake 68°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 21°
Stations used: 628

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.7 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 183 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 usp000e19a (also filed as choy20051008211331, gcmtc200510082113a, gcmt20051008211331, atlas20051008211332, iscgem7703276). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC.