August 6, 1983 Earthquake: Ziarat, Pakistan
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck Ziarat, Pakistan on August 6, 1983 at 04:52:53 UTC, 10 km below the surface.
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
- August 6, 1983
- Time
- 04:52:53 UTC
- Place
- Ziarat, Pakistan
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 30.349° N, 67.840° E
- Country
- Pakistan
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 25
- Houses damaged
- 25
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.
About 25 houses destroyed and and about 250 people homeless in the Ziarat area. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 30, 1935, Quetta, Pakistan
- October 20, 1909, 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
- March 2, 2005, Quetta, Pakistan
- October 29, 2008, Ziarat, Pakistan
- November 12, 2010, Quetta, Pakistan
- August 27, 1931, Mach,baluchistan, Pakistan
- December 20, 1892, Chaman,baluchistan, 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 4984.