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Pakistan earthquakes in 1982

17 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Pakistan in 1982. The largest: M5.4 61 km SW of Gilgit, Pakistan, Feb 22, 1982.

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

19811983

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Where every quake of 1982 was located in Pakistan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1982

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 198224.843 km S of Diplo, Pakistan
February 198215.461 km SW of Gilgit, Pakistan
March 198235.123 km ENE of Sohbatpur, Pakistan
April 19820
May 198235.221 km N of Mankera, Pakistan
June 19820
July 198215.3153 km NE of Skardu, Pakistan
August 198245.026 km NW of Dadhar, Pakistan
September 19820
October 19820
November 198214.948 km WNW of Kotri, Pakistan
December 198225.045 km WSW of Dera Ghazi Khan, 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 1982

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.