SAHIWAL CAMPUS

ASSIGNMENT NO: 2

SUBMITTED TO: Sir Yousaf Mushtaq

SUBMITTED BY: Muhammad Usama

REG NO: FA18-CVE-012

DEPARTMENT: Civil Engineering

DATE : 10-April-2019
EARTHQUAKES IN PAKISTAN FROM 2004 TO
ONWARDS

31 JANUARAY 2018
MAGNITUDE
On January 31, 2018, a 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted various parts of Pakistan, including
Quetta, Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, Charsadda, Murree, Sargodha, Shangla, Haripur
and Gujranwala.

ORIGIN
According to the United States Geological Survey, the epicenter of the quake, which was also
felt in parts of India and Kashmir, was 35 kilometers south of Jarm in Afghanistan. The depth of
the quake was estimated to be 191.2km, USGS added.

DAMAGE
1 death occurred in this incident and 9-11 people injured.

February 08, 2017

MAGNITUDE
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit parts of Balochistan including Gwadar, Makran and Pasni.
Residents of the affected areas were woken up and ran out of their houses in fear and shock.

ORIGIN
According to USGS, the epicenter of the quake was located 20 kilometers west southwest of
Pasni at a depth of 25.9km.

DAMAGE
The quake struck Gwadar, Makran and Pasni at 3:04am. However, no damage or casualties
have been reported.
April 10, 2016

MAGNITUDE
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake jolted parts of khyber pakhtunkhaw and Punjab, causing fear and
panic among residents who vacated buildings for the duration of the almost ‘three-minute-long
quake.’

ORIGIN
According to Pakistan’s MeT department the earthquake epicentre was in the Hindu Kush
region in Afghanistan. Its depth was 236 km underneath the surface of earth.
DAMAGE
Six people – five in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa one in Gilgit-Baltistan – died from landslides, said a
spokesman of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). At least 20 houses were
damaged due to the quake.

October 26, 2015

MAGNITUDE
A strong earthquake measuring 7.7 magnitude struck major cities of Pakistan, including the
northern areas. Strong tremors were also felt in Kabul and New Delhi.

ORIGIN
The main earthquake occurred at a depth of approximately 212.5 km, with its epicenter
approximately 82 km southeast of Feyzabad, Afghanistan.

DAMAGE
The quake, which lasted at least one minute, shook buildings in Islamabad, Kabul and New
Delhi, sending people rushing into the streets.
at least 200 dead and more than 1,000 injured due to building collapses, landslides, stampedes
and other quake related incidents.
December 2015 Hindu Kush earthquake
MAGNITUDE
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake has struck northeast Afghanistan near the country's borders with
Pakistan and Tajikistan, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS)
Origin
The USGS said Saturday morning's earthquake was at a depth of 203km and centred 82km
southeast of the town of Feyzabad, capital of the Afghan province of Badakhshan.
DAMAGE
It is not clear if there were any casualties in the area itself, but at least 17 people were injured
in the Pakistani city of Peshawar. In Peshawar some old homes and walls collapsed, Hamid
Nawaz, the head of Pakistan's disaster management authority, told AP.
8 april 2014 Pakistan earthquake
MAGNITUDE
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck the Pakistani province of Sindh on May 8.
ORIGIN
8km SSE of Daur, Pakistan with a depth of 14.7 km.
DAMAGE
The earthquake killed two people and another 50 were wounded.Fortunately no damage to the
houses took place.
September 24, 2013
MAGNITUDE
District Awaran in Balochistan Province struck by an Earthquake of 7.8 magnitude (USGS).
The earthquake shocks were felt across Sindh and media reports indicate even upto India. It
also triggered eruption of a small mud volcano, forming a small new island of the south coast of
Pakistan.
ORIGIN
It had a focal depth of 10 km at Mashakai Awaran Balochistan.
DAMAGE
At least 348 deaths and affecting over 300,000 people. Awaran and Kech districts were hit the
hardest, with 21,000 houses reportedly damaged and the communication system disrupted in
the remote and sparsely populated area.
April 16, 2013
MAGNITUDE
A strong earthquake measuring 7.9 magnitude hit Quetta, with tremors felt in different parts of
Pakistan, Iran, India and some gulf countries.

ORIGIN
The epicentre of the earthquake lay in the Sarawan area of Iran which lies close to Pak-Iran
border.
DAMAGE

About 34 people were reported killed while 80 were reported to be injured with some 10,000
houses damaged as a result of the quake.
April 4, 2013
MAGNITUDE
An earthquake struck the Northern Areas of Pakistan including FATA, measuring 5.4 magnitude.

Feb 17, 2013

MAGNITUDE
A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck the northern areas of Pakistan, including FATA. The areas
where the jolts were felt included Nowshera, Peshawar, Malakand, Shangla, various areas of
Gilgit and Baltistan, Lower Dir and Khyber tribal regions.

Dec 29, 2012,

MAGNITUDE
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan and tremors were felt
in parts of Pakistan.
July 18, 2012
MAGNITUDE
A moderate earthquake measuring 5.7 magnitude jolted several parts of the country. Its
epicentre was in Koh Hindukush, according to met office. The quake lasted a few seconds, but
no casualties were reported.

July 12, 2012

MAGNITUDE
An earthquake measuring 6.1 magnitude affected the northern areas of Islamabad, Rawalpindi,
KP and Punjab.

ORIGIN
The epicentre was calculated as being 194 kilometres deep under the Hindukush range, while
no losses were reported.
May 25, 2012

MAGNITUDE
An earthquake of mild intensity hit Quetta and adjoining areas. No casualties were reported

May 12, 2012

MAGNITUDE
A medium magnitude earthquake shook parts of Sorab in Quetta.

January 19, 2012

MAGNITUDE
A medium magnitude earthquake (measuring 4.5 magnitude) lasted for 30 seconds, and
affected the areas of Quetta, Ziarat, Khanozai, Pishin, Harnai, Qila Abdullah and Toba Achakzai.

ORIGIN
The epicentre of the earthquake lay 90 kilometres from Quetta in Achakzai area of Ziarat
District. No casualties were reported.

May 15, 2011

MAGNITUDE
Mild shocks of earthquake jolted various parts of Khaber Pakhtunkwa and federal capital. The
magnitude of the quake was recorded as 4.7 magnitude.
ORIGIN
Its epicentre was 41 kilometres deep and 64 kilometres north west of Mansehra. No lives were
lost.

April 3, 2011

MAGNITUDE
Two simultaneous quakes shook Karachi in seven hours – the first measured 2.8 while the
second measured 4.7 magnitude.

ORIGIN
No casualties were reported as a result of the quake.

Jan 22, 2011

MAGNITUDE
Moderate tremors shook Islamabad and northern areas of Pakistan.

ORIGIN
The epicentre lay 188km North of Islamabad in Faizabad district.
Jan 20, 2011

MAGNITUDE
Another earthquake measuring 7.4 magnitude shook Quetta

ORIGIN
with an epicentre located 1.5 kilometres northwest of Kharan district in Balochistan.

Over 200 houses were damaged.

Jan 18, 2011

MAGNITUDE
An earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude hit areas in Southwest Pakistan, killing several people
and damaging 200 buildings in Balochistan.

ORIGIN
The epicentre of the quake lay 50 kilometre west of Dalbandin.

October 28, 2010

MAGNITUDE

Earthquake jolts were felt in different areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Azad Kashmir and
Islamabad. The earthquake measured 5.3.
January 18, 2010

MAGNITUDE
An earthquake measuring 7.4 hit Karachi and lasted for about a minute.

ORIGIN
The quake, whose epicentre lay 55 kilometre west of Dalbandin, did not result in any casualties.

October 28, 2008

MAGNITUDE

An earthquake measuring 6.4 in magnitude hit Quetta and the surrounding areas, killing a total
of 160 people and injuring 370 others in Balochistan. Several houses were also destroyed as a
result of the quake.

ORIGIN
The epicentre of the quake lay 60 kilometre northeast of Quetta.

October 8, 2005

MAGNITUDE
An earthquake measuring 7.6 struck Kashmir and Northern areas.

DAMAGE
The earthquake resulted in more than 80,000 fatalities, 200,000 people injured and more than
four million people left homeless. The main quake was followed by more than 978 aftershocks
until October 27.

February 14, 2004

MAGNITUDE
Two earthquakes – measuring 5.7 and 5.5 respectively –
DAMAGE
killed 24 people and injured 40 others in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (then NWFP) and
the Northern Areas.