Pakistan earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 19 km NNE of Battagram, Pakistan

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 19 km NNE of Battagram, Pakistan on Sat, Oct 15, 2005, 12:37 AM GMT+5 (19:37 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: 4.8 (mwc), light
Local time: Sat, Oct 15, 2005, 12:37 AM GMT+5
UTC: 2005-10-14 19:37:41 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 34.833° N, 73.122° 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: Oblique reverse
Nodal plane 1: Strike 117°, dip 33°, rake 49°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 344°, dip 66°, rake 113°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 22°
Stations used: 223

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 159 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 159.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e1ut (also filed as gcmtc200510141937a, gcmt20051014193741). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.