Pakistan earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 23 km NNW of Shingli Bala, Pakistan

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 23 km NNW of Shingli Bala, Pakistan on Sun, Oct 23, 2005, 2:00 AM GMT+5 (21:00 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), minor
Local time: Sun, Oct 23, 2005, 2:00 AM GMT+5
UTC: 2005-10-22 21:00:45 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 34.867° N, 72.876° 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: 223°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 98 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 98.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e2jv. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:38 PM UTC.