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Pakistan earthquakes in 1955

3 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Pakistan in 1955. The largest: M6.0 23 km NNE of Kot Malik Barkhurdar, Pakistan, Feb 19, 1955.

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

19541956

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Where every quake of 1955 was located in Pakistan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1955

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19550
February 195516.023 km NNE of Kot Malik Barkhurdar, Pakistan
March 195515.517 km ESE of Battagram, Pakistan
April 19550
May 19550
June 19550
July 19550
August 195515.610 km NE of Kot Sultan, Pakistan
September 19550
October 19550
November 19550
December 19550

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 1955

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.