Earthquake details

Monday, January 29, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Monday, January 29, 1973 at 04:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Thal (Pakistan - PK), about 101.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 73.289 and latitude 35.817.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	53.0 km
Coordinates	35.817, 73.289
UTC time	1973-01-29 04:32:06.600

Location	Muzaffarabad
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-01-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Thal	101.8 km
Battagram	129.2 km
Mingora	142.9 km
Dīr	144.8 km
Muzaffarabad	161.9 km
Mansehra	165.7 km
Bat Khela	179.3 km
Abbottabad	186.1 km
Havelian	196.7 km
Bandipura	198.7 km
Sopur	201.6 km
Swabi	203.1 km

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