Pakistan earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 14 km E of Battagram, Pakistan

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 14 km E of Battagram, Pakistan on Fri, Feb 3, 2006, 2:49 AM GMT+5 (21:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 49 km NNE of Muzaffar?b?d, Pakistan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.9 (Mwc, centroid moment), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Fri, Feb 3, 2006, 2:49 AM GMT+5
UTC: 2006-02-02 21:49:00 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 34.678° N, 73.177° E
Region: Pakistan
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
4.9	Mwc, centroid moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed
4.9	Mwc, centroid moment	Global CMT project	Preliminary

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt in the Umerkot area.

From the USGS event page for usp000e9ba. 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.

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 160°, dip 42°, rake 120°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 302°, dip 54°, rake 66°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 35°
Stations used: 192

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e9ba (also filed as gcmtc200602022149a, gcmt20060202214900). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:13 AM UTC.