October 20, 1909 Earthquake: Pakistan
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Pakistan on October 20, 1909 at 23:41:00 UTC, 60 km below the surface. It killed 231 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
- October 20, 1909
- Time
- 23:41:00 UTC
- Place
- Pakistan
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Focal depth
- 60 km (37 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 30.000° N, 68.000° E
- Country
- Pakistan
The toll
- Deaths
- 231
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 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.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 30, 1935, Quetta, Pakistan
- October 28, 2008, Quetta, Pakistan
- February 27, 1997, Harnai-Sibi, Quetta, Pakistan
- October 6, 2021, Balochistan Province, Pakistan
- February 18, 1955, Quetta, Pakistan
- December 12, 1981, Central, Pakistan
- August 28, 1992, Kalat, Pakistan
- May 8, 2004, Quetta, Pakistan
- March 16, 1978, Quetta, Nushki, Pakistan
- August 6, 1983, Ziarat, Pakistan
- March 2, 2005, Quetta, Pakistan
- August 27, 1931, Mach,baluchistan, Pakistan
- October 29, 2008, Ziarat, Pakistan
- November 12, 2010, Quetta, Pakistan
- May 15, 1986, Barkham, Matakari, Hamtarot, Pakistan
More
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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 2889.