Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 5, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Tuesday, September 5, 1972 at 09:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Thal (Pakistan - PK), about 112.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 73.368 and latitude 35.902.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	35.902, 73.368
UTC time	1972-09-05 09:13:56.820

Location	Muzaffarabad
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-09-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Thal	112.0 km
Battagram	139.9 km
Mingora	154.7 km
Dīr	155.6 km
Muzaffarabad	170.8 km
Mansehra	175.7 km
Bat Khela	191.1 km
Abbottabad	196.0 km
Bandipura	201.9 km
Sopur	206.0 km
Havelian	206.6 km
Bāramūla	208.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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