What the records say
- When
- 24 Sep 2013
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.7
- Where
- Pakistan
- Coordinates
- 26.95° N, 65.50° E
- Deaths
- 825
- Injuries
- 619
- Damage musd
- 100
- Houses destroyed
- 32638
- Intensity mmi
- 4
- Depth km
- 15
2013 Balochistan earthquakes
Violent earthquake in Pakistan
The 2013 Balochistan earthquakes were the deadliest to affect Pakistan since 2005. The mainshock, occurring on 24 September, had a moment magnitude of 7.8 and maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). It had an epicenter located in Awaran District, 113 km (70 mi) northwest of Bela. The mainshock killed over 820 people, injured hundreds of others, and left 100,000 people homeless.
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- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “A 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Baluchistan, at least 825 people are killed and hundreds injured”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “En la provincia de Baluchistán en Pakistán, se registra un fuerte terremoto de 7,7 que deja un saldo de 825 muertos y cientos de heridos”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “巴基斯坦俾路支省阿瓦蘭縣東北偏北66公里處發生黎克特制7.7級大地震，震源深度20公里，釀成825人罹難、約700人受傷的慘劇。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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