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Historic Earthquake
1981 Pakistan Earthquake
12 September 1981 · Gilgit · Pakistan
On 12 September 1981 at 07:15 UTC, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Pakistan (Gilgit), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 152 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 220 people and injured 2,500.
- Date
- 12 September 1981
- Time
- 07:15 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.9
- Depth
- 33 km
- Deaths
- 220
- Injuries
- 2,500
- Estimated Damage
- 5 million US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Pakistan
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20052005 Kashmir Earthquake · M 7.676,213 deaths
- 2002Hindu Kush, Samanghan · M 7.4166 deaths
- 1965Afghanistan · M 7.3
- 1949Hindu-Kush, West Punjab · M 7.5
- 1922Hindu Kush · M 7.5
- 1921Hindu Kush · M 7.8
- 1911Hindu Kush · M 7.6
- 1909Hindu-Kush · M 8.1
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth