Earthquake details

Sunday, September 17, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Sunday, September 17, 1972 at 17:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Thal (Pakistan - PK), about 118.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 73.389 and latitude 35.997.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	29.1 km
Coordinates	35.997, 73.389
UTC time	1972-09-17 17:37:49.490

Location	Muzaffarabad
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-09-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Thal	118.5 km
Battagram	150.6 km
Dīr	162.7 km
Mingora	164.4 km
Muzaffarabad	181.3 km
Mansehra	186.4 km
Bat Khela	200.3 km
Abbottabad	206.7 km
Bandipura	209.6 km
Sopur	214.4 km
Bāramūla	217.2 km
Havelian	217.4 km

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