Pakistan earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 15 km E of Battagram, Pakistan

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 15 km E of Battagram, Pakistan on Sat, Oct 29, 2005, 2:34 AM GMT+5 (21:34 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mwb), moderate
Local time: Sat, Oct 29, 2005, 2:34 AM GMT+5
UTC: 2005-10-28 21:34:14 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 34.661° N, 73.196° E
Region: Pakistan
Felt reports: 10
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

10 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: Oblique reverse
Nodal plane 1: Strike 357°, dip 38°, rake 132°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 129°, dip 63°, rake 63°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 21°
Stations used: 319

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 72.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e31e (also filed as us2005etbf, gcmtc200510282134a, gcmt20051028213414, iscgem7704829). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:45 PM UTC.