Magnitude 7.6 - PAKISTAN - usdyae

2005 October 8 03:50:40 UTC

A major earthquake occurred at 03:50:40 (UTC) on Saturday, October 8, 2005. The magnitude 7.6 event has been located in PAKISTAN. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 7.6
Date-Time
  • Saturday, October 8, 2005 at 03:50:40 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Saturday, October 8, 2005 at 8:50:40 AM
    = local time at epicenter
    • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 34.493°N, 73.629°E
    Depth 26 km (16.2 miles) set by location program
    Region PAKISTAN
    Distances
    105 km (65 miles) NNE of ISLAMABAD, Pakistan
    115 km (70 miles) ESE of Mingaora, Pakistan
    125 km (75 miles) WNW of Srinagar, Kashmir
    165 km (105 miles) SSW of Gilgit, Kashmir
    Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 3.6 km (2.2 miles); depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=280, Nph=280, Dmin=907.3 km, Rmss=0.79 sec, Gp= 22°,
    M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=U
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usdyae