M4.4 earthquake 17 km NE of Battagram, Pakistan

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 17 km NE of Battagram, Pakistan on Thu, Oct 13, 2005, 11:46 PM GMT+5 (18:46 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.

Map

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

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 usp000e1rg. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 179 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 179.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e1rg. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:16 AM UTC.