Earthquake details

Sunday, April 2, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Sunday, April 2, 1972 at 07:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Thal (Pakistan - PK), about 168.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 73.853 and latitude 36.252.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 36.252, 73.853
UTC time 1972-04-02 07:50:51.440
Location Battagram
Country Pakistan (PK)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-04-02

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