Earthquake details

Monday, September 4, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Monday, September 4, 1972 at 01:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Thal (Pakistan - PK), about 116.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 73.398 and latitude 35.947.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	35.947, 73.398
UTC time	1972-09-04 01:23:49.360

Location	Muzaffarabad
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-09-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Thal	116.6 km
Battagram	145.4 km
Mingora	160.4 km
Dīr	160.5 km
Muzaffarabad	175.7 km
Mansehra	180.9 km
Bat Khela	196.7 km
Abbottabad	201.2 km
Bandipura	204.5 km
Sopur	209.1 km
Bāramūla	211.8 km
Havelian	211.9 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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