Pakistan earthquakes

M5.6 earthquake 8 km N of Battagram, Pakistan

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 8 km N of Battagram, Pakistan on Wed, Oct 19, 2005, 7:33 AM GMT+5 (02:33 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.6 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Wed, Oct 19, 2005, 7:33 AM GMT+5
UTC: 2005-10-19 02:33:28 UTC
Depth: 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 34.751° N, 73.037° E
Region: Pakistan
Felt reports: 13
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: 28.3% 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?

13 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VI, strong 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 303°, dip 31°, rake 105°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 106°, dip 60°, rake 81°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 21°
Stations used: 432

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 132 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 132.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e271 (also filed as us2005ejae, choy20051019023328, gcmtc200510190233a, gcmt20051019023328, atlas20051019023328, iscgem7704143). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:29 PM UTC.