Earthquake details

Sunday, October 15, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Sunday, October 15, 1972 at 14:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Thal (Pakistan - PK), about 105.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 73.299 and latitude 35.885.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	35.885, 73.299
UTC time	1972-10-15 14:47:50.050

Location	Muzaffarabad
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-10-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Thal	105.6 km
Battagram	136.8 km
Dīr	149.3 km
Mingora	149.6 km
Muzaffarabad	169.4 km
Mansehra	173.3 km
Bat Khela	185.6 km
Abbottabad	193.7 km
Bandipura	204.1 km
Havelian	204.3 km
Sopur	207.5 km
Bāramūla	209.4 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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