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Historic Earthquake
1955 Pakistan Earthquake
18 February 1955 · Quetta · Pakistan
On 18 February 1955 at 22:48 UTC, an earthquake struck Pakistan (Quetta). It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 83 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 12 people.
- Date
- 18 February 1955
- Time
- 22:48 UTC
- Deaths
- 12
- Plate
- Eurasian 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
- 19351935 Quetta Earthquake · M 7.560,000 deaths
- 1931Mach, Baluchistan · M 7.4
- 1909Pakistan · M 7.2231 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth