April 19, 1851 Earthquake: Gavader, Pakistan
An earthquake struck Gavader, Pakistan on April 19, 1851 at 14:30 UTC.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- April 19, 1851
- Time
- 14:30 UTC
- Place
- Gavader, Pakistan
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 25.100° N, 62.300° E
- Country
- Pakistan
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Many (101 to 1,000)
- Houses damaged
- Many (101 to 1,000)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
April 19, 1851, Gwadar, Pakistan. (reference #1212)
April 19, 1851, 17:00 [local time], 25.1 N, 62.3 E, Gavader. (reference #3437)
April 19, 1851, 17:00 [local time], 25.1 N, 62.3 E, Gavader. (reference #1117)
April 19, 1851, Gwadar, three shocks, several houses destroyed. (reference #4110)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 1914.