M4.0 earthquake 63 km ENE of Thal, Pakistan
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 63 km ENE of Thal, Pakistan on Sun, Oct 9, 2005, 2:36 AM GMT+5 (21:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 27 km NNE of Battagram, Pakistan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2005-10-08 21:36:52 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.759° N, 72.857° 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 usp000e19d. 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
- 291°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.924 km NNW of Shingli Bala, Pakistan · 7663 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.829 km NE of Kakad Wari Dir Upper, Pakistan · 7663 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.327 km NNE of Battagram, Pakistan · 7663 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.623 km NNW of Shingli Bala, Pakistan · 7649 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
Before
- 4.728 km NNE of Battagram, Pakistan · 7663 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.243 km NNE of Battagram, Pakistan · 7664 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.523 km N of Battagram, Pakistan · 7664 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.324 km N of Battagram, Pakistan · 7664 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.5Pakistan · 7664 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e19d. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:22 PM UTC.