Significant earthquakes of 2010

October 10, 2010 Earthquake: Khanpur, Haripur, Pakistan

October 10, 2010 · M5.2 · 1 death

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Khanpur, Haripur, Pakistan on October 10, 2010 at 21:44:25 UTC, 33 km below the surface. It killed 1 person.

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The earthquake

Date
October 10, 2010
Time
21:44:25 UTC
Place
Khanpur, Haripur, Pakistan
Magnitude
5.2 (mb)
Focal depth
33 km (21 mi)
Tsunami
None recorded
Epicenter
33.869° N, 72.887° E
Country
Pakistan

The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
15
Damage
Moderate (about $1 to $5 million); Limited (under about $1 million) with its tsunami and other effects
Houses damaged
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.

One person killed, 15 injured and at least 100 buildings damaged in the Khanpur-Haripur area. Felt (V) at Topi. Also felt at Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, Rawalpindi and Taxila. Felt at Srinagar, India. (reference #1053)

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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 9777.