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Historic Earthquake
1935 Quetta Earthquake
30 May 1935 · Quetta · Pakistan
On 30 May 1935 at 21:32 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Pakistan (Quetta), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 48 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 60,000 people. It is the 11th deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 30 May 1935
- Time
- 21:32 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 33 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 60,000
- Estimated Damage
- 25 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Pakistan
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth