November 1, 2002 Earthquake: Gilgit, Pakistan
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Gilgit, Pakistan on November 1, 2002 at 22:09:29 UTC, 33 km below the surface. It killed 11 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
- November 1, 2002
- Time
- 22:09:29 UTC
- Place
- Gilgit, Pakistan
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 35.517° N, 74.654° E
- Country
- Pakistan
The toll
- Deaths
- 11
- Injuries
- 40
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Many (101 to 1,000)
- Houses damaged
- Many (101 to 1,000); 1,000 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.
At least 11 people killed, 40 injured, 4,000 homeless and 1,000 houses damaged in the Gilgit area. Landslides blocked a
portion of the Karakoram Highway and killed hundreds
of cattle. (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 20, 2002, Dashkin, Doian, Mushkin, Pakistan
- July 8, 1909, Pakistan
- January 19, 2026, Barishal, Pakistan
- October 1, 2016, Mansehra, Naran, Pakistan
- August 20, 2024, Kupwara, Kashmir, India
- October 26, 2007, Ghanche, Pakistan
- February 26, 2015, Battagram, 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 5661.