M7.2 earthquake 46 km WSW of Dalbandin, Pakistan
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck 46 km WSW of Dalbandin, Pakistan on Wed, Jan 19, 2011, 1:23 AM GMT+5 (20:23 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.2 (mww), major
- Local time
- UTC
- 2011-01-18 20:23:23 UTC
- Depth
- 68.0 km (42.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.777° N, 63.951° E
- Region
- Pakistan
- Felt reports
- 987
- Strongest shaking
- VII, very strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VII, very strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 32.2% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 3.2 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
987 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VII, very strong shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique normal
- Moment magnitude
- 7.2 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 79°, dip 31°, rake 301°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 222°, dip 63°, rake -108°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 25°
- Stations used
- 372
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
Earthquakes todayPakistan earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000htb4 (also filed as us2011ggbx, choy20110118202323, duputel201101182023a, iscgem15938045, atlas20110118202323). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.