Earthquake — Pakistan: Quetta

When

28 Oct 2008

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

6.4

Where

Pakistan

Coordinates

30.64° N, 67.35° E

Deaths

215

Injuries

320

Houses destroyed

3487

Intensity mmi

6

Depth km

15

Earthquake in Balochistan, Pakistan

The 2008 Ziarat earthquakes hit the Pakistani province of Balochistan on October 29 with a moment magnitude of 6.4. The US Geological Survey reported that the first earthquake occurred 60 km (37 mi) north of Quetta and 185 km (115 mi) southeast of the Afghanistan city of Kandahar at 04:09 local time at a depth of 15 km (9.3 mi), at 30.653°N, 67.323°E.

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