Earthquake details

Sunday, April 2, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Sunday, April 2, 1972 at 03:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Thal (Pakistan - PK), about 150.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 73.683 and latitude 36.155.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	36.155, 73.683
UTC time	1972-04-02 03:34:25.610

Location	Muzaffarabad
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-04-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Thal	150.2 km
Battagram	175.1 km
Mingora	194.4 km
Dīr	194.4 km
Muzaffarabad	199.6 km
Mansehra	207.9 km
Bandipura	212.2 km
Sopur	220.0 km
Bāramūla	224.8 km
Abbottabad	227.7 km
Bat Khela	231.0 km
Havelian	238.7 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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