Earthquake details

Sunday, September 3, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Sunday, September 3, 1972 at 20:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Thal (Pakistan - PK), about 138.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 73.612 and latitude 36.040.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	36.040, 73.612
UTC time	1972-09-03 20:32:18.240

Location	Muzaffarabad
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-09-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Thal	138.5 km
Battagram	160.8 km
Mingora	180.4 km
Dīr	182.3 km
Muzaffarabad	186.3 km
Mansehra	194.0 km
Bandipura	203.5 km
Sopur	210.3 km
Abbottabad	213.9 km
Bāramūla	214.4 km
Bat Khela	217.3 km
Havelian	224.9 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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