November 20, 2002 Earthquake: Dashkin, Doian, Mushkin, Pakistan
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Dashkin, Doian, Mushkin, Pakistan on November 20, 2002 at 21:32:30 UTC, 33 km below the surface. It killed 19 people.
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The earthquake
- Date
- November 20, 2002
- Time
- 21:32:30 UTC
- Place
- Dashkin, Doian, Mushkin, Pakistan
- Magnitude
- 6.3 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 35.414° N, 74.515° E
- Country
- Pakistan
The toll
- Deaths
- 19
- Injuries
- 40
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 100
- Houses damaged
- 100; 1,256 with its tsunami and other effects
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.
Nineteen people killed, at least 40 injured, 100
houses destroyed, at least 1,256 buildings damaged and
extensive damage to utilities in the Dashkin-Doian-
Mushkin area. Dozens of cattle killed and landslides
blocked and damaged many roads in the area. Felt (IV)
at Srinagar. Also felt as far as Islamabad and
Peshawar, Pakistan. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- October 8, 2005, Muzaffarabad, Uri, Anantnag, Baramula, Pakistan
- December 28, 1974, Balakot, Patan, Pakistan
- May 30, 1885, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
- June 26, 1828, Kashmir, India
- September 12, 1981, Gilgit, Pakistan
- September 3, 1972, Tangir, Gupis, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Pakistan
- September 2, 1963, SW, Kashmir, India
- February 14, 2004, Balakot, Batgram, Mansehra, Pakistan
- November 1, 2002, Gilgit, Pakistan
- July 8, 1909, Pakistan
- January 19, 2026, Barishal, Pakistan
- October 1, 2016, Mansehra, Naran, Pakistan
- August 20, 2024, Kupwara, Kashmir, India
- February 26, 2015, Battagram, Pakistan
- February 20, 2009, Kashmir, Pakistan, India
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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 5664.