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Pakistan earthquakes in 1969

4 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Pakistan in 1969. The largest: M5.4 51 km ESE of Gwadar, Pakistan, Feb 13, 1969.

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

19681970

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Where every quake of 1969 was located in Pakistan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1969

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

  1. 5.213 km E of Mach, Pakistan · 18 km deep
  2. 5.227 km NW of Taunsa, Pakistan · 20 km deep
  3. 5.220 km NE of Mach, Pakistan · 16 km deep
  4. 5.451 km ESE of Gwadar, Pakistan · 29 km deep

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19690
February 196915.451 km ESE of Gwadar, Pakistan
March 19690
April 196925.227 km NW of Taunsa, Pakistan
May 19690
June 19690
July 19690
August 196915.213 km E of Mach, Pakistan
September 19690
October 19690
November 19690
December 19690

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.

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Pakistan nowWorldwide in 1969

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.