Pakistan earthquakes in 1979
9 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Pakistan in 1979. The largest: M4.8 59 km NNW of Gwadar, Pakistan, Oct 25, 1979.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1979 was located in Pakistan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1979
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.859 km NNW of Gwadar, Pakistan · 33 km deep
- 4.89 km SE of Harnai, Pakistan · 33 km deep
- 4.824 km NW of Surab, Pakistan · 33 km deep
- 4.616 km W of Daur, Pakistan · 33 km deep
- 4.6166 km S of Ormara, Pakistan · 33 km deep
- 4.862 km W of Kot Malik Barkhurdar, Pakistan · 40 km deep
- 4.590 km SSW of Khuzdar, Pakistan · 33 km deep
- 4.714 km S of Havelian, Pakistan · 42 km deep
- 4.833 km NNW of Sibi, Pakistan · 33 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1979 | 0 | ||
| February 1979 | 0 | ||
| March 1979 | 2 | 4.8 | 33 km NNW of Sibi, Pakistan |
| April 1979 | 1 | 4.5 | 90 km SSW of Khuzdar, Pakistan |
| May 1979 | 0 | ||
| June 1979 | 1 | 4.8 | 62 km W of Kot Malik Barkhurdar, Pakistan |
| July 1979 | 0 | ||
| August 1979 | 2 | 4.6 | 16 km W of Daur, Pakistan |
| September 1979 | 1 | 4.8 | 24 km NW of Surab, Pakistan |
| October 1979 | 2 | 4.8 | 59 km NNW of Gwadar, Pakistan |
| November 1979 | 0 | ||
| December 1979 | 0 |
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.
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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.