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Historic Earthquake
2021 Balochistan Earthquake
6 October 2021 · Balochistan Province · Pakistan
On 6 October 2021 at 22:01 UTC, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Pakistan (Balochistan Province), at a depth of 9 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 22 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 42 people and injured 229.
- Date
- 6 October 2021
- Time
- 22:01 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.9
- Depth
- 9 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 42
- Injuries
- 229
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Pakistan
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 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
- 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