Pakistan earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake Pakistan

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in Pakistan on Sat, Oct 8, 2005, 5:44 PM GMT+5 (12:44 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 16 km ENE of Battagram, Pakistan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time: Sat, Oct 8, 2005, 5:44 PM GMT+5
UTC: 2005-10-08 12:44:51 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 34.750° N, 73.272° 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: 37°
Stations used: 248

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 134 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 usp000e179 (also filed as iscgem7703224). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.