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Pakistan earthquakes in 1980

12 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Pakistan in 1980. The largest: M5.4 153 km SW of Kharan, Pakistan, Apr 28, 1980.

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

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Where every quake of 1980 was located in Pakistan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1980

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 198014.543 km ENE of Ziarat, Pakistan
February 198014.8161 km NE of Skardu, Pakistan
March 198014.77 km ESE of Kharian, Pakistan
April 198015.4153 km SW of Kharan, Pakistan
May 198035.129 km SE of Harnai, Pakistan
June 19800
July 198014.628 km NNW of Thal, Pakistan
August 19800
September 198014.835 km WSW of Surab, Pakistan
October 198015.122 km WNW of Rajanpur, Pakistan
November 198024.925 km WNW of Rajanpur, Pakistan
December 19800

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 1980

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.