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Pakistan earthquakes in 1966

23 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Pakistan in 1966. The largest: M6.3 18 km ENE of Barkhan, Pakistan, Feb 7, 1966.

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

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Where every quake of 1966 was located in Pakistan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1966

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 196625.69 km NE of Barkhan, Pakistan
February 196676.318 km ENE of Barkhan, Pakistan
March 19660
April 196615.320 km NNE of Battagram, Pakistan
May 196615.321 km SW of Badin, Pakistan
June 19660
July 19660
August 196686.222 km S of Duki, Pakistan
September 19660
October 196635.532 km SE of Duki, Pakistan
November 19660
December 196615.138 km SE of Harnai, Pakistan

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 1966

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.