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Historic Earthquake
1997 Pakistan Earthquake
19 March 1997 · Bajaur, Chitral · Pakistan
On 19 March 1997 at 19:57 UTC, a magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Pakistan (Bajaur, Chitral), at a depth of 50 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 80 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 15 people.
- Date
- 19 March 1997
- Time
- 19:57 UTC
- Magnitude
- 4.9
- Depth
- 50 km
- Deaths
- 15
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Pakistan
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 20052005 Kashmir Earthquake · M 7.676,213 deaths
- 2002Hindu Kush, Samanghan · M 7.4166 deaths
- 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