October 10, 2010 Earthquake: Khanpur, Haripur, Pakistan
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.
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
- 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)
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 2, 1963, SW, Kashmir, India
- September 24, 2019, Mirpur District, Pakistan
- February 14, 2004, Balakot, Batgram, Mansehra, Pakistan
- March 19, 1997, Bajaur, Chitral, Pakistan
- July 8, 1909, Pakistan
- May 20, 1992, Peshawar, Kohat, Shakkar Khel, Pakistan
- July 24, 2015, Abbottabad, Pakistan
- March 10, 2006, Mirpur District, Pakistan
- August 20, 2024, Kupwara, Kashmir, India
- October 1, 2016, Mansehra, Naran, Pakistan
- April 4, 2006, Batgram, 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 9777.