October 29, 2008 Earthquake: Ziarat, Pakistan
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Ziarat, Pakistan on October 29, 2008 at 11:32:43 UTC, 14 km below the surface.
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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
- October 29, 2008
- Time
- 11:32:43 UTC
- Place
- Ziarat, Pakistan
- Magnitude
- 6.4 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 14 km (9 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 30.598° N, 67.455° E
- Country
- Pakistan
The toll
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Some (about 51 to 100)
- Houses damaged
- Some (about 51 to 100)
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.
Several buildings collapsed in the Ziarat district. Cracked plaster and building damage at Quetta. One injury from a wall collapse at Shehdadkot. Felt (V) at Quetta. Also felt at Chaman, Dadhar, Dadu, Jacobabad, Jafarabad, Kawas, Khairu, Larkana, Loralai, Nasirabad, Pishin, Qambar, Qila Abdullah, Shoran, Sibi and Zhob. Felt (IV) at Kandahar, Afghanistan. Also felt at Gurgaon and Jaipur, India. (reference #1053)
Note: effects likely combined with earthquake in region from 28 Oct 2008.
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
- August 6, 1983, Ziarat, Pakistan
- November 12, 2010, Quetta, Pakistan
- March 2, 2005, 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 8206.