Earthquake details

Monday, September 4, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Monday, September 4, 1972 at 22:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Thal (Pakistan - PK), about 135.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 73.593 and latitude 36.013.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	36.013, 73.593
UTC time	1972-09-04 22:44:06.890

Location	Muzaffarabad
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-09-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Thal	135.6 km
Battagram	157.4 km
Mingora	177.0 km
Dīr	179.3 km
Muzaffarabad	183.2 km
Mansehra	190.8 km
Bandipura	201.7 km
Sopur	208.2 km
Abbottabad	210.7 km
Bāramūla	212.1 km
Bat Khela	214.0 km
Havelian	221.7 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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