Earthquake details

Sunday, October 9, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Sunday, October 9, 2005 at 19:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Muzaffarabad (Pakistan - PK), about 21.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 73.700 and latitude 34.349.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	34.349, 73.700
UTC time	2005-10-09 19:20:37.430

Location	Muzaffarabad
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2005-10-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Muzaffarabad	21.2 km
Mansehra	46.3 km
Abbottabad	50.3 km
Rawlakot	55.0 km
Havelian	59.6 km
Bāramūla	61.2 km
Kamra	69.2 km
Sopur	71.3 km
Battagram	72.0 km
Haripur	80.6 km
Bandipura	87.0 km
Islamabad	92.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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