Earthquake details

Saturday, October 8, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Saturday, October 8, 2005 at 12:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Battagram (Pakistan - PK), about 17.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 73.187 and latitude 34.593.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	34.593, 73.187
UTC time	2005-10-08 12:08:27.850

Location	Battagram
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2005-10-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Battagram	17.7 km
Mansehra	29.3 km
Muzaffarabad	36.0 km
Abbottabad	49.8 km
Havelian	60.1 km
Haripur	70.2 km
Topi	78.0 km
Mingora	78.3 km
Swabi	84.3 km
Rawlakot	97.4 km
Islamabad	97.9 km
Kamra	98.8 km

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