Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 27, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Wednesday, September 27, 1972 at 20:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Battagram (Pakistan - PK), about 42.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 72.891 and latitude 35.039.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	35.039, 72.891
UTC time	1972-09-27 20:24:53.950

Location	Battagram
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-09-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Battagram	42.0 km
Mingora	56.2 km
Thal	76.5 km
Mansehra	83.7 km
Muzaffarabad	91.4 km
Dīr	94.2 km
Bat Khela	96.1 km
Abbottabad	103.6 km
Swabi	109.3 km
Topi	110.6 km
Havelian	112.4 km
Haripur	116.0 km

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