September 3, 1972 Earthquake: Tangir, Gupis, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Pakistan
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Tangir, Gupis, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Pakistan on September 3, 1972 at 16:48:28 UTC, 36 km below the surface. It killed 100 people.
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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
- September 3, 1972
- Time
- 16:48:28 UTC
- Place
- Tangir, Gupis, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Pakistan
- Magnitude
- 6.2 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 36 km (22 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 36.000° N, 73.400° E
- Country
- Pakistan
The toll
- Deaths
- 100
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 1,000
- Houses damaged
- 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.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- October 8, 2005, Muzaffarabad, Uri, Anantnag, Baramula, Pakistan
- December 28, 1974, Balakot, Patan, Pakistan
- September 12, 1981, Gilgit, Pakistan
- February 14, 2004, Balakot, Batgram, Mansehra, Pakistan
- November 20, 2002, Dashkin, Doian, Mushkin, Pakistan
- November 1, 2002, Gilgit, Pakistan
- July 8, 1909, Pakistan
- January 19, 2026, Barishal, Pakistan
- October 1, 2016, Mansehra, Naran, Pakistan
- March 25, 1990, Pamir Mountains, Tajikistan
- February 26, 2015, Battagram, Pakistan
- April 4, 2006, Batgram, Pakistan
- September 25, 1988, Roshtkala, Khorog, Tajikistan
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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 4610.