Pakistan earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 12 km SSW of Shingli Bala, Pakistan

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 12 km SSW of Shingli Bala, Pakistan on Wed, Oct 19, 2005, 9:00 AM GMT+5 (04:00 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 19 km N of Battagram, Pakistan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Wed, Oct 19, 2005, 9:00 AM GMT+5
UTC: 2005-10-19 04:00:56 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 34.569° N, 72.946° 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 usp000e278. 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: 200°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 131 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 131.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e278. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:59 AM UTC.