Pakistan earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 52 km NNE of Muzaffar?b?d, Pakistan

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 52 km NNE of Muzaffar?b?d, Pakistan on Sat, Oct 8, 2005, 9:54 AM GMT+5 (04:54 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 9 km NE of Battagram, Pakistan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-10-08 04:54:46 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.813° N, 73.665° E
Region
Pakistan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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 usp000e13e. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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
141°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e13e. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:01 AM UTC.