September 24, 2013 Earthquake: Awaran, Kech, Pakistan

Reference #13456:

At least 825 people killed, 619 injured, 300,000 displaced, 21,000 houses destroyed and 125,000 damaged in Balochistan. Felt (IV) at Karachi. Felt (III) at Gurgaon, India and (II) at Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Felt in other parts of India, Pakistan and United Arab Emirates. Also felt at Kerman, Iran; Shymkent, Kazakhstan; Muscat, Oman. A mud volcano caused an island which measured approximately 76 m long, 30 m wide and 18 m high to form in the Arabian Sea about 600 meters off the coast near Gwadar, Pakistan. A tsunami was recorded with the following maximum wave heights: 0.17 m at Chah Bahar and 0.09 m at Jask, Iran; 0.26 m at Muscat, Oman.

Tectonic Summary

The September 24, 2013 M7.7 earthquake in south-central Pakistan occurred as the result of oblique-strike-slip type motion at shallow crustal depths. The location and mechanism of the earthquake are consistent with rupture within the Eurasia plate above the Makran subduction zone. The event occurred within the transition zone between northward subduction of the Arabia plate beneath the Eurasia plate and northward collision of the India plate with the Eurasia plate. The epicenter of the event is 69km north of Awaran, Pakistan, and 270km north of Karachi, Pakistan (population 11.6 million). On a broad scale, the tectonics of southern and central Pakistan reflect a complex plate boundary where the India plate slides northward relative to the Eurasia plate in the east, and the Arabia plate subducts northward beneath the Eurasia plate in the Makran. These motions typically result in north-south to northeast-southwest strike-slip motion at the latitude of the September 24 earthquake that is primarily accommodated on the Chaman Fault, with the earthquake potentially occurring on one of the southern-most strands of this fault system.

Reference #10748:

An earthquake in Pakistan, powerful enough to prompt the appearance of a small island off the coast, has killed at least 330 people, Pakistani officials said. The 7.7-magnitude quake struck Tuesday in a remote, sparsely populated area of southwestern Pakistan, but it had severe consequences. At least 330 people have lost their lives, a spokesman for the National Disaster Management Authority said Wednesday. In addition to fatalities, 445 people were injured, he said. And more people are still feared to be trapped in wreckage. Images from the scene showed some buildings reduced to rubble.

The quake was strong enough to cause a mass 20-30 feet high to emerge from the Arabian Sea like a small mountain island off the coast of Gwadar, local police official Mozzam Jah said.

Reference #10805:

A total of 46,756 houses have been damaged in the recent earthquake in Balochistan including 32,638 completely and 14,118 partially, says latest data released by National Disaster Management Authority on Wednesday. According to breakup, 12,961 houses have been damaged completely and 6,151 partially in Mashkai. Likewise 411 houses have completely been damaged and 95 partially in Mangoli, 12,422 house damaged completely and 4,792 partially in Awaran, 6,844 houses damaged completely and 3,080 partially in Malar/Dandar. In the devastating earthquake, a total of 386 people have died and 816 sustained injuries including 136 deaths and 125 injuries in Mashkai, 36 died and 208 injured in Mangoli, 72 died and 176 sustained injuries in Awaran, 142 died and 307 sustained injuries in Malar/Dandar due to earthquake.

Reference #1250:

399 deaths, 599 injured, 100 million USD total damages