Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 5, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Tuesday, September 5, 1972 at 04:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Thal (Pakistan - PK), about 126.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 73.507 and latitude 35.962.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	35.962, 73.507
UTC time	1972-09-05 04:07:26.390

Location	Muzaffarabad
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-09-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Thal	126.2 km
Battagram	149.6 km
Mingora	167.7 km
Dīr	169.8 km
Muzaffarabad	177.2 km
Mansehra	183.8 km
Bandipura	200.6 km
Abbottabad	203.9 km
Bat Khela	204.5 km
Sopur	206.2 km
Bāramūla	209.5 km
Havelian	214.8 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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