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Pakistan earthquakes in 1985

20 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Pakistan in 1985. The largest: M5.9 41 km WNW of Taunsa, Pakistan, May 6, 1985.

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

19841986

Map

Where every quake of 1985 was located in Pakistan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1985

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19850
February 19850
March 198524.757 km WSW of Kohlu, Pakistan
April 198535.038 km ESE of Diplo, Pakistan
May 198575.941 km WNW of Taunsa, Pakistan
June 198514.753 km W of Gilgit, Pakistan
July 19850
August 198514.733 km ESE of Khadan Khak, Pakistan
September 198514.720 km WSW of Shorkot, Pakistan
October 19850
November 198524.977 km SSW of Khuzdar, Pakistan
December 198535.0Pakistan

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 1985

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.