Pakistan earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 11 km N of Shingli Bala, Pakistan

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 11 km N of Shingli Bala, Pakistan on Wed, Oct 19, 2005, 2:20 AM GMT+5 (21:20 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 8 km N of Battagram, Pakistan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.0 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Wed, Oct 19, 2005, 2:20 AM GMT+5
UTC: 2005-10-18 21:20:06 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 34.786° N, 72.985° 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 299°, dip 32°, rake 103°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 104°, dip 59°, rake 82°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 57°
Stations used: 134

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 130 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 130.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e26b (also filed as gcmtc200510182120a, gcmt20051018212006, iscgem7749303). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:03 PM UTC.