Earthquake details

Sunday, September 3, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Sunday, September 3, 1972 at 17:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Thal (Pakistan - PK), about 113.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 73.285 and latitude 36.044.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	36.044, 73.285
UTC time	1972-09-03 17:09:18.680

Location	Muzaffarabad
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-09-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Thal	113.2 km
Battagram	154.0 km
Dīr	157.8 km
Mingora	163.8 km
Muzaffarabad	187.1 km
Mansehra	190.9 km
Bat Khela	198.5 km
Abbottabad	211.4 km
Bandipura	219.2 km
Havelian	221.9 km
Khorugh	223.0 km
Sopur	223.5 km

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