Pakistan earthquakes in 1981
24 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Pakistan in 1981. The largest: M6.2 69 km WSW of Gilgit, Pakistan, Sep 12, 1981.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1981 was located in Pakistan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1981
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.625 km ESE of Mastung, Pakistan · 33 km deep
- 4.612 km ENE of Mastung, Pakistan · 33 km deep
- 5.448 km SW of Kohlu, Pakistan · 33 km deep
- 4.681 km WSW of Gilgit, Pakistan · 71 km deep
- 4.766 km WSW of Gilgit, Pakistan · 50 km deep
- 4.966 km WSW of Gilgit, Pakistan · 74 km deep
- 4.822 km S of Harnai, Pakistan · 22 km deep
- 5.1northwestern Kashmir · 58 km deep
- 4.649 km WSW of Gilgit, Pakistan · 33 km deep
- 4.848 km WSW of Gilgit, Pakistan · 33 km deep
- 4.855 km WSW of Gilgit, Pakistan · 33 km deep
- 4.660 km WSW of Gilgit, Pakistan · 33 km deep
- 6.269 km WSW of Gilgit, Pakistan · 33 km deep
- 4.719 km SSW of Khuzdar, Pakistan · 33 km deep
- 4.520 km SE of Khuzdar, Pakistan · 33 km deep
- 4.9135 km NNE of Skardu, Pakistan · 33 km deep
- 4.612 km NW of Kalur Kot, Pakistan · 58 km deep
- 4.947 km N of Loralai, Pakistan · 33 km deep
- 4.741 km WSW of Bela, Pakistan · 33 km deep
- 5.045 km NNW of Barkhan, Pakistan · 33 km deep
- 5.112 km ESE of Faisalabad, Pakistan · 38 km deep
- 4.623 km SW of Bhan, Pakistan · 33 km deep
- 4.731 km ENE of Kakad Wari Dir Upper, Pakistan · 33 km deep
- 4.655 km NNW of Shingli Bala, Pakistan · 76 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1981 | 1 | 4.6 | 55 km NNW of Shingli Bala, Pakistan |
| February 1981 | 2 | 4.7 | 31 km ENE of Kakad Wari Dir Upper, Pakistan |
| March 1981 | 3 | 5.1 | 12 km ESE of Faisalabad, Pakistan |
| April 1981 | 0 | ||
| May 1981 | 1 | 4.9 | 47 km N of Loralai, Pakistan |
| June 1981 | 0 | ||
| July 1981 | 2 | 4.9 | 135 km NNE of Skardu, Pakistan |
| August 1981 | 1 | 4.5 | 20 km SE of Khuzdar, Pakistan |
| September 1981 | 7 | 6.2 | 69 km WSW of Gilgit, Pakistan |
| October 1981 | 0 | ||
| November 1981 | 3 | 4.9 | 66 km WSW of Gilgit, Pakistan |
| December 1981 | 4 | 5.4 | 48 km SW of Kohlu, 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.
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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.