Reviewed by USGSPakistan115y ago
M6.0 earthquake 76 km ENE of Thal, Pakistan
Saturday, June 1, 1912, 00:30:41 UTC · 35.808°N, 72.982°E
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 76 km ENE of Thal, Pakistan on Saturday, June 1, 1912, 00:30:41 UTC, at a depth of 35.0 km (shallow). It is the strongest earthquake within 300 km since an M6.3 on May 22, 1912.
- Magnitude
- 6.0
- Moderate · mw
- Depth
- 35 km
- Shallow
- Felt reports
- 0
- Did You Feel It?
- Est. shaking
- —
- No ShakeMap
- PAGER alert
- None
- Not issued
- Tsunami
- No flag
- USGS feed
Outlined circle: this earthquake
In context
How big was it, and why here?
Energy released
15 kilotons of TNT
That is about the energy of the Hiroshima bomb. It released about 31 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0.
Tectonic setting
133 km
from the nearest mapped plate boundary, between the Eurasian and Indian plates. Earthquakes this far from a boundary happen on faults inside a plate, often less frequently but sometimes strongly.
Depth: shallow
35 km
Shallow earthquakes (under 70 km) produce the strongest surface shaking for their size, so they are the ones most likely to cause damage near the epicenter.
Did You Feel It?
Where it was felt
No “Did You Feel It?” reports have been published for this event yet. If you felt it, you can add your report on the USGS website.
I felt it — report to USGS ↗USGS PAGER estimate
Who was exposed to shaking
USGS publishes PAGER impact estimates for significant earthquakes, usually within an hour. No PAGER estimate is available for this event.
After the main event
Aftershocks within 75 km
USGS has not published any M2.5+ earthquake within 75 km in the 30 days after this event.
Regional history
Past M5+ earthquakes within 300 km
USGS lists 12 M5.0+ earthquakes within 300 km before this one (catalog from 1900; older records are less complete). The strongest:
- 7.752 km ESE of Farkhār, AfghanistanJuly 7, 1909 · 243 km W of this epicenter
- 7.450 km SSW of Ashkāsham, AfghanistanJuly 4, 1911 · 163 km W of this epicenter
- 7.2120 km W of Murghob, TajikistanFebruary 18, 1911 · 278 km N of this epicenter
- 7.2Hindu Kush region, AfghanistanOctober 6, 1902 · 236 km W of this epicenter
- 7.074 km NE of Bāzārak, AfghanistanOctober 24, 1908 · 267 km W of this epicenter
- 6.9127 km E of Khorugh, TajikistanOctober 23, 1908 · 195 km N of this epicenter
- 6.842 km S of Jurm, AfghanistanApril 13, 1907 · 204 km W of this epicenter
- 6.878 km NNW of Pārūn, AfghanistanApril 25, 1912 · 207 km W of this epicenter
History · NOAA
Deadliest earthquakes in this area
NOAA’s significant-earthquake database lists 11 damaging, deadly or tsunami-generating earthquakes within 300 km of this epicenter since 1700, which together caused about 4,828 recorded deaths. The most severe:
- 1885M6.3
Kashmir: Srinagar
30 May 1885 · 212 km away
3,000 deathsExtreme damage ($25M+)
- 1828
Kashmir
26 Jun 1828 · 226 km away · intensity VIII
1,000 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)
- 1842
Jalalabad
19 Feb 1842 · 275 km away
500 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)
- 1911M7.2
Usoy, Barchidiv, Posor, Nisur
18 Feb 1911 · 278 km away
318 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)
- 1909
Pakistan
8 Jul 1909 · 55 km away
10 deathsLimited damage (under $1M)
- 1832
Afghanistan
22 Jan 1832 · 194 km away
Severe damage ($5–24M)
NOAA NCEI Global Significant Earthquake Database. Historical figures are estimates; older records are incomplete.