Earthquake details

Saturday, October 8, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Saturday, October 8, 2005 at 03:50 UTC with a magnitude of 7.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Muzaffarabad (Pakistan - PK), about 21.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 73.588 and latitude 34.539.

Magnitude	7.6
Alert	Extreme
Depth	26.0 km
Coordinates	34.539, 73.588
UTC time	2005-10-08 03:50:40.800

Location	Muzaffarabad
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 2005-10-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Muzaffarabad	21.7 km
Mansehra	42.8 km
Battagram	54.0 km
Abbottabad	55.7 km
Havelian	66.9 km
Rawlakot	77.5 km
Bāramūla	78.5 km
Haripur	85.1 km
Sopur	85.9 km
Kamra	88.4 km
Bandipura	97.8 km
Topi	103.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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