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Pakistan earthquakes in 1974

16 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Pakistan in 1974. The largest: M6.2 42 km NNW of Shingli Bala, Pakistan, Dec 28, 1974.

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

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Where every quake of 1974 was located in Pakistan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1974

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 197414.845 km NW of Upper Dir, Pakistan
February 197425.024 km NNW of Dadhar, Pakistan
March 197414.744 km N of Bela, Pakistan
April 197414.832 km SSE of Wana, Pakistan
May 197425.0142 km NNE of Skardu, Pakistan
June 19740
July 197415.349 km NW of Upper Dir, Pakistan
August 19740
September 19740
October 197425.924 km ENE of Bela, Pakistan
November 19740
December 197466.242 km NNW of Shingli Bala, 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 1974

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.