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Pakistan earthquakes in 1946

3 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Pakistan in 1946. The largest: M6.0 113 km S of Kharan, Pakistan, Aug 16, 1946.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19451947

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Where every quake of 1946 was located in Pakistan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1946

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19460
February 19460
March 194615.811 km NNE of Ormara, Pakistan
April 19460
May 19460
June 194615.827 km NNW of Surab, Pakistan
July 19460
August 194616.0113 km S of Kharan, Pakistan
September 19460
October 19460
November 19460
December 19460

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Pakistan nowWorldwide in 1946

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.