Earthquake details

Monday, September 4, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Monday, September 4, 1972 at 02:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Thal (Pakistan - PK), about 114.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 73.341 and latitude 35.998.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	35.998, 73.341
UTC time	1972-09-04 02:36:16.980

Location	Muzaffarabad
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-09-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Thal	114.8 km
Battagram	149.8 km
Dīr	159.1 km
Mingora	162.1 km
Muzaffarabad	181.6 km
Mansehra	186.1 km
Bat Khela	197.6 km
Abbottabad	206.5 km
Bandipura	212.1 km
Sopur	216.5 km
Havelian	217.1 km
Bāramūla	219.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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