M4.2 earthquake 15 km ESE of Battagram, Pakistan

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 15 km ESE of Battagram, Pakistan on Sat, Oct 29, 2005, 2:56 AM GMT+5 (21:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 9 km ESE 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 usp000e31j. 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: 71 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 71.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e31j. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:41 PM UTC.