Pakistan earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 9 km ESE of Battagram, Pakistan

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 9 km ESE of Battagram, Pakistan on Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 1:26 PM GMT+5 (08:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 1:26 PM GMT+5
UTC: 2005-11-21 08:26:11 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 34.650° N, 73.126° E
Region: Pakistan
Felt reports: 5
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

5 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: Strike-slip
Nodal plane 1: Strike 341°, dip 55°, rake 159°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 83°, dip 73°, rake 37°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 42°
Stations used: 260

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 88 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e4mt (also filed as us2005fsaf, gcmtc200511210826a, gcmt20051121082611, iscgem7750254). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.