M7.6Pakistan

M7.6 earthquake in Pakistan, 8 October 2005

On 8 October 2005 at 03:50 UTC an earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck in Pakistan, 26 km deep. 76,213 people died. In the next 30 days 43 aftershocks of magnitude 5 or more followed within 100 km, the strongest 6.4.

M7.6Magnitude

26 kmDepth

03:50Time (UTC) · 8 October 2005

76,213Deaths

M7.6 earthquake in Pakistan, 8 October 2005

Deaths76,213

Injured146,599

Damage (million USD)6,680

Aftershocks · 43

magnitude 5+ within 100 km, next 30 days

6.42005-10-0850 km · 8 km

5.92005-10-0833 km · 10 km

5.82005-10-0823 km · 10 km

5.72005-10-0940 km · 7 km

5.72005-10-0840 km · 12 km

5.72005-10-0850 km · 10 km

5.72005-10-0844 km · 10 km

5.72005-10-0854 km · 10 km

Towns of the atlas within 200 km

Rawalpindi116 km · 2.1M Peshawar194 km · 1.97M Srinagar123 km · 1.18M Islamabad104 km · 1.01M Attock City142 km · 435k Kabal123 km · 420k Mardan146 km · 364k Jhelum179 km · 312k Chakwal191 km · 300k Mingora115 km · 280k Palas83 km · 275k Gilgit167 km · 261k

Before and after

6.2

Papua New Guinea29 September 2005

6.4

Pakistan8 October 2005

2005

Earthquakes of 2005Every earthquake of magnitude 6 or more

EarthquakesPakistan

Earlier strong earthquakes within 300 km

6.7

14 July 1991300 km

6.6

6 June 1966299 km

6.3

20 November 2002129 km · Deaths 19

6.3

30 June 1994298 km

6.3

18 September 1993276 km

6.3

20 May 1992246 km · Deaths 6