Pakistan earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 95 km WSW of Gilgit, Pakistan

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 95 km WSW of Gilgit, Pakistan on Sun, Dec 18, 2005, 10:03 AM GMT+5 (05:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 26 km ENE of Battagram, Pakistan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2005-12-18 05:03:23 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.594° N, 73.333° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
176°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.774 km NE of Muzaffar?b?d, Pakistan · 7590 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.466 km NE of Muzaffar?b?d, Pakistan · 7588 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.734 km E of Battagram, Pakistan · 7580 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.39 km NE of Battagram, Pakistan · 7576 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.826 km ENE of Battagram, Pakistan · 7539 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.124 km ENE of Battagram, Pakistan · 7539 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.224 km E of Battagram, Pakistan · 7537 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 4.420 km NE of Battagram, Pakistan · 7597 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.143 km NNE of Muzaffar?b?d, Pakistan · 7606 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.010 km NNE of Battagram, Pakistan · 7612 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.519 km ENE of Battagram, Pakistan · 7617 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e6bu. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:46 AM UTC.