Earthquake details

Monday, September 18, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Monday, September 18, 1972 at 21:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Thal (Pakistan - PK), about 129.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 73.596 and latitude 35.853.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	35.853, 73.596
UTC time	1972-09-18 21:41:58.940

Location	Muzaffarabad
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-09-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Thal	129.2 km
Battagram	140.9 km
Mingora	163.8 km
Muzaffarabad	165.5 km
Dīr	171.5 km
Mansehra	173.4 km
Bandipura	186.1 km
Sopur	191.8 km
Abbottabad	193.2 km
Bāramūla	195.3 km
Bat Khela	201.7 km
Havelian	204.2 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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