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Historic Earthquake
1909 Pakistan Earthquake
20 October 1909 · Pakistan
On 20 October 1909 at 23:41 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Pakistan, at a depth of 60 km. It occurred on the Indian Plate, 16 km from its boundary with the Eurasian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 231 people.
- Date
- 20 October 1909
- Time
- 23:41 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 60 km
- Deaths
- 231
- Plate
- Indian Plate
- Country
- Pakistan
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20212021 Balochistan Earthquake · M 5.942 deaths
- 20082008 Pakistan Earthquake · M 6.4215 deaths
- 19971997 Harnai Earthquake · M 7.160 deaths
- 1990Kalat, Quetta · M 6.111 deaths
- 1955Quetta12 deaths
- 19351935 Quetta Earthquake · M 7.560,000 deaths
- 1931Mach, Baluchistan · M 7.4
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth