Pakistan earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 16 km E of Battagram, Pakistan

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 16 km E of Battagram, Pakistan on Sun, Oct 9, 2005, 1:34 PM GMT+5 (08:34 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
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-10-09 08:34:03 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.702° N, 73.198° E
Region
Pakistan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
5.0mb, body-waveUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · 5 stations
5.19Mw, momentISC-GEM global catalogFinal · ±0.26

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000e1c7. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 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 usp000e1c7 (also filed as iscgem8173344). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:57 AM UTC.