Earthquake details

Friday, October 13, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Friday, October 13, 1972 at 05:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Thal (Pakistan - PK), about 119.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 73.437 and latitude 35.931.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	20.0 km
Coordinates	35.931, 73.437
UTC time	1972-10-13 05:04:37.380

Location	Muzaffarabad
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-10-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Thal	119.0 km
Battagram	144.5 km
Mingora	161.1 km
Dīr	162.6 km
Muzaffarabad	173.8 km
Mansehra	179.5 km
Bat Khela	197.7 km
Abbottabad	199.7 km
Bandipura	201.1 km
Sopur	205.9 km
Bāramūla	208.7 km
Havelian	210.5 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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