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Pakistan earthquakes in 1968

6 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Pakistan in 1968. The largest: M5.7 164 km S of Ormara, Pakistan, Nov 9, 1968.

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

19671969

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Where every quake of 1968 was located in Pakistan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1968

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19680
February 19680
March 196815.35 km S of Mingora, Pakistan
April 196815.083 km WSW of Karachi, Pakistan
May 19680
June 19680
July 19680
August 196815.351 km SW of Pasni, Pakistan
September 196825.442 km WNW of Alizai, Pakistan
October 19680
November 196815.7164 km S of Ormara, Pakistan
December 19680

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 1968

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.