Significant earthquakes

Significant Earthquakes in Pakistan

55 earthquakes since 25

Every significant earthquake NOAA records in Pakistan, with its toll.

Map

Every significant earthquake in Pakistan with a location. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The record

Earthquakes: 55
Deaths counted: 145,055
Earliest: 25

The deadliest

October 8, 2005, Muzaffarabad, Uri, Anantnag, Baramula, PakistanM7.6 · 76,213 deaths · $6.7 billion
May 30, 1935, Quetta, PakistanM7.5 · 60,000 deaths · $25 million · tsunami
December 28, 1974, Balakot, Patan, PakistanM6.2 · 5,300 deaths · $3.3 million · tsunami
September 26, 1827, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan1,000 deaths
September 24, 2013, Awaran, Kech, PakistanM7.7 · 825 deaths · $100 million · 32,638 houses destroyed · tsunami
January 24, 1852, Upper Sindh, Fort Kahan, Murree Hills, Pakistan350 deaths
November 27, 1945, Makran Coast, PakistanM8 · 300 deaths · $25 million · tsunami
October 20, 1909, PakistanM7.2 · 231 deaths
September 12, 1981, Gilgit, PakistanM5.9 · 220 deaths · $5 million
October 28, 2008, Quetta, PakistanM6.4 · 215 deaths · 3,487 houses destroyed
September 3, 1972, Tangir, Gupis, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, PakistanM6.2 · 100 deaths · 1,000 houses destroyed
February 27, 1997, Harnai-Sibi, Quetta, PakistanM7.1 · 60 deaths · 500 houses destroyed
October 6, 2021, Balochistan Province, PakistanM5.9 · 42 deaths
September 24, 2019, Mirpur District, PakistanM5.6 · 39 deaths · $17 million · 1,756 houses destroyed
February 14, 2004, Balakot, Batgram, Mansehra, PakistanM5.4 · 24 deaths · 1,420 houses destroyed

Every earthquake

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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.