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2011 Dalbandin earthquake
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Earthquake in Pakistan
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2011 Dalbandin earthquake 2011-01-18 20:23:23 usp000htb4 15938045 19 January 2011 01:23:23 PKT 2011 Pakistan earthquake.jpg Pakistan Moderate 7.2 w y 90 km on 3 28.75 N 64.05 E inline, title Dip-slip VII Pakistan 3 killed, some injured
The 2011 Dalbandin earthquake occurred on 19 January at 01:23 a.m. local time 18 January at 20:23:17 UTC with a moment magnitude of w y 7.2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). The shock occurred in a sparsely populated area of Pakistan's Balochistan province, causing moderate damage, three deaths, and some injuries.
Earthquake
The tectonic environment of this region is dominated by the motions of the Arabian plate, the Indian plate, and the Eurasian plate. This earthquake occurred as a result of normal faulting within the lithosphere of the subducted Arabian plate.
Damage
About 200 mud houses, including some government offices were reported damaged in the Dalbandin area of Pakistan.Martin S. S. Kakar D. M. 1 August 2012 The 19 January 2011 Mw 7.2 Dalbandin Earthquake, Balochistan https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/bssa/article/102/4/1810-1819/350017 Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 102 4 1810–1819 10.1785/0120110221 0037-1106 2012BuSSA.102.1810M subscriptionhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/01/19/pakistan.quake/?hpt=T2 https://web.archive.org/web/20131212081545/http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/01/19/pakistan.quake/?hpt=T2 dead 12 December 2013 Homes damaged after Pakistan earthquake CNN 18 January 2011 22 January 2011http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011%5C01%5C20%5Cstory_20-1-2011_pg1_8 Leading News Resource of Pakistan Daily Times 22 January 2011 dead https://archive.today/20120525142901/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011%5C01%5C20%5Cstory_20-1-2011_pg1_8 25 May 2012 Two women died of heart attacks in Quetta after the earthquake, about 330 km northeast of the epicenter, where the Mercalli intensity was IV (Light).http://eleconomista.com.mx/internacional/2011/01/18/muerto-varios-heridos-terremoto-pakistan Un muerto y varios heridos por terremoto en Pakistán es El Economista 18 January 2011 22 January 2011 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034111/http://eleconomista.com.mx/internacional/2011/01/18/muerto-varios-heridos-terremoto-pakistan dead Ali Saeed http://www.torontosun.com/news/world/2011/01/18/16936771.html Major quake rattles Pakistan | World | News Toronto Sun 12 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20131211153902/http://www.torontosun.com/news/world/2011/01/18/16936771.html 11 December 2013
Intensity
Tremors after the earthquake reached neighboring countries including Bahrain, UAE, Oman, Iran, Afghanistan, and India. It was felt with a Mercali intensity of IV (Light) in Islamabad, Karachi, Muscat, Delhi, and III (Weak) in Kabul, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi.M 7.2 – 46 km WSW of Dalbandin, Pakistan https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000htb4#executive United States Geological Survey
See also
Chaman Fault
List of earthquakes in 2011
List of earthquakes in Pakistan
References
ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2012) http://www.isc.ac.uk/iscgem/index.php ISC 2016 International Seismological Centre Version 3.0
Significant Earthquake Information https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/9763 National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA 10.7289/V5TD9V7K 1972 Data Set
Further reading
10.1016/j.nrjag.2013.06.001 2013JAsGe...2..203S Parameterization of 18th January 2011 earthquake in Dalbadin Region, Southwest Pakistan NRIAG Journal of Astronomy and Geophysics 2 2 203–211 Shafiq-Ur-Rehman Azeem Tahir Abd El-Aal Abd el-Aziz Khairy Nasir Asma 2013 free
External links
Major earthquake strikes southwestern Pakistan – CNN
Dalbandin, Pakistan Earthquake of 18 January 2011, Mw 7.2 – IIEES
Pakistan: Post-Earthquake Assessment for Town of Dalbandin, Balochistan (28 Jan 2011) – ReliefWeb
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