July 8, 1909 Earthquake: Pakistan
An earthquake struck Pakistan on July 8, 1909 at 02:30 UTC. It killed 10 people.
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
- July 8, 1909
- Time
- 02:30 UTC
- Place
- Pakistan
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 35.500° N, 72.500° E
- Country
- Pakistan
The toll
- Deaths
- 10
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
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.
Destructive in the region of Mankial and Kal.am in the Swat valley, where Lady Minto's hospital was damaged and many houses collapsed, killing 10 people and many cattle. Damage extended to Dir, Karori and Alipurai. Felt in Gilgit, Besham and to the north in Tashkent. (reference #1101)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- October 8, 2005, Muzaffarabad, Uri, Anantnag, Baramula, Pakistan
- December 28, 1974, Balakot, Patan, Pakistan
- August 31, 2025, Kunar, Nangarhar, Afghanistan
- January 31, 1991, Badakhstan, Baghlan, Laghman, Nagarhar, Afghanistan
- September 12, 1981, Gilgit, Pakistan
- September 3, 1972, Tangir, Gupis, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Pakistan
- July 13, 1990, Pik Lenina, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- December 30, 1983, Kabul, Samangan, Pakistan, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- February 14, 2004, Balakot, Batgram, Mansehra, Pakistan
- March 21, 2023, Laghman, Pakistan, Afghanistan
- November 20, 2002, Dashkin, Doian, Mushkin, Pakistan
- March 19, 1997, Bajaur, Chitral, Pakistan
- April 3, 2026, Kabul, Afghanistan
- October 25, 1990, Chitral, Mardan, Malakand, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- November 1, 2002, Gilgit, Pakistan
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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 2880.