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Pakistan earthquakes in 1977

13 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Pakistan in 1977. The largest: M5.5 12 km E of Mach, Pakistan, Jul 13, 1977.

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

19761978

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Where every quake of 1977 was located in Pakistan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1977

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 197715.130 km NW of Shinpokh, Pakistan
February 197715.212 km W of Kahuta, Pakistan
March 197714.6184 km NE of Skardu, Pakistan
April 197735.0189 km S of Ormara, Pakistan
May 197735.0207 km S of Ormara, Pakistan
June 19770
July 197715.512 km E of Mach, Pakistan
August 19770
September 197714.515 km WNW of Kotri, Pakistan
October 19770
November 197714.969 km W of Kot Malik Barkhurdar, Pakistan
December 197714.932 km ESE of Dera Bugti, 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 1977

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.