Pakistan earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake Pakistan

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in Pakistan on Sun, Nov 20, 2005, 10:35 AM GMT+5 (05:35 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.8 (mwc), light
Local time: Sun, Nov 20, 2005, 10:35 AM GMT+5
UTC: 2005-11-20 05:35:02 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 34.709° N, 73.130° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Reverse (thrust)
Nodal plane 1: Strike 345°, dip 42°, rake 106°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 144°, dip 50°, rake 76°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 37°
Stations used: 150

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e4hq (also filed as gcmtc200511200535a, gcmt20051120053502). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:33 PM UTC.