Earthquake details

Saturday, October 8, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Saturday, October 8, 2005 at 03:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Muzaffarabad (Pakistan - PK), about 2.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 73.477 and latitude 34.353.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	34.353, 73.477
UTC time	2005-10-08 03:58:36.280

Location	Muzaffarabad
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2005-10-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Muzaffarabad	2.0 km
Mansehra	25.9 km
Abbottabad	33.5 km
Havelian	44.3 km
Battagram	55.1 km
Rawlakot	61.0 km
Haripur	63.7 km
Kamra	67.5 km
Islamabad	80.9 km
Bāramūla	81.2 km
Topi	84.8 km
Sopur	91.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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