October 1, 2016 Earthquake: Mansehra, Naran, Pakistan
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Mansehra, Naran, Pakistan on October 1, 2016 at 08:04:34 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It killed 1 person.
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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 1, 2016
- Time
- 08:04:34 UTC
- Place
- Mansehra, Naran, Pakistan
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 5 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 34.905° N, 73.682° E
- Country
- Pakistan
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- Some (about 51 to 100)
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 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.
One person was killed due to tremor resulting land-sliding in Mansehra, DawnNews reported. Reports said that several houses were destroyed in Naran while several people were also injured. (reference #11735)
At least 1 person killed in Mansehra and several people injured and several homes destroyed at Naran. Felt (II) at Islamabad. Also felt at Abbottabad, Lala Musa and Mardan. Abottabad, North-West Frontier, Pakistan - CDI: 5; Lalamūsa, Punjab, Pakistan - CDI: 4; Islamabad, Federal Capital Area, Pakistan - CDI: 2; Mardan, North-West Frontier, Pakistan - CDI: 2 (reference #13456)
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
- March 19, 1997, Bajaur, Chitral, Pakistan
- November 1, 2002, Gilgit, Pakistan
- July 8, 1909, Pakistan
- July 24, 2015, Abbottabad, Pakistan
- August 20, 2024, Kupwara, Kashmir, India
- October 10, 2010, Khanpur, Haripur, 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 10229.