August 28, 1992 Earthquake: Kalat, Pakistan
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Kalat, Pakistan on August 28, 1992 at 00:50:50 UTC, 9 km below the surface. It killed 4 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
- August 28, 1992
- Time
- 00:50:50 UTC
- Place
- Kalat, Pakistan
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 9 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 29.087° N, 66.740° E
- Country
- Pakistan
The toll
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 200
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 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.
1992, Aug 28. At least four people killed, several injured
and many houses destroyed in the Kalat area. Felt at
Khuzdar, Manguchar, Mastung and Ouetta. (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
- March 4, 1990, Kalat, Quetta, Mastung, Pakistan
- December 12, 1981, Central, Pakistan
- March 16, 1978, Quetta, Nushki, Pakistan
- May 8, 2004, Quetta, Pakistan
- August 27, 1931, Mach,baluchistan, Pakistan
- November 12, 2010, Quetta, Pakistan
- October 16, 1986, Khuzdar, Pakistan
- December 20, 1892, Chaman,baluchistan, Pakistan
- August 6, 1983, Ziarat, 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 5334.