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Pakistan earthquakes in 1987

7 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Pakistan in 1987. The largest: M5.0 171 km S of Ormara, Pakistan, Mar 19, 1987.

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

19861988

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Where every quake of 1987 was located in Pakistan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1987

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 198714.689 km SSW of Pasni, Pakistan
February 19870
March 198715.0171 km S of Ormara, Pakistan
April 19870
May 19870
June 19870
July 198714.54 km NW of Nazir Town, Pakistan
August 198724.9153 km ENE of Barishal, Pakistan
September 19870
October 198724.763 km W of Khuzdar, Pakistan
November 19870
December 19870

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 1987

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.