Earthquake details

Sunday, September 3, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Sunday, September 3, 1972 at 16:48 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Thal (Pakistan - PK), about 116.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 73.403 and latitude 35.932.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	31.6 km
Coordinates	35.932, 73.403
UTC time	1972-09-03 16:48:29.680

Location	Muzaffarabad
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1972-09-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Thal	116.3 km
Battagram	143.9 km
Mingora	159.3 km
Dīr	160.0 km
Muzaffarabad	174.0 km
Mansehra	179.3 km
Bat Khela	195.7 km
Abbottabad	199.5 km
Bandipura	202.9 km
Sopur	207.4 km
Bāramūla	210.0 km
Havelian	210.3 km

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