Pakistan earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 13 km NNE of Battagram, Pakistan

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 13 km NNE of Battagram, Pakistan on Thu, Oct 13, 2005, 1:23 AM GMT+5 (20:23 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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

Battagram forecast More in Pakistan

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Thu, Oct 13, 2005, 1:23 AM GMT+5
UTC: 2005-10-12 20:23:37 UTC
Depth: 8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 34.779° N, 73.101° E
Region: Pakistan
Felt reports: 7
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

7 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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 315°, dip 42°, rake 97°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 126°, dip 49°, rake 84°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 21°
Stations used: 498

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 190 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 190.

Before

Earthquakes today Pakistan earthquakes Live radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e1pd (also filed as us2005ecbg, choy20051012202338, gcmtc200510122023a, gcmt20051012202338, iscgem7703665). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:58 AM UTC.