1974 Pattan earthquake

1974 Pattan earthquake 1974-12-28 12:11:48 734833 iscgem734833 1974 12 28 17:11 PST Pakistan s 6.2 22 km 35.0 N 72.8 E type:event_region:PK inline, title 8 5,300 dead, 17,000 injured The 1974 Pattan earthquake occurred in the rugged and isolated Hunza, Hazara and Swat districts of northern Pakistan at 12:11 UTC on 28 December 1974. The 6.2 surface-wave magnitude quake had a shallow focal depth of 22 km and was followed by numerous aftershocks.M 6.2 – 42 km NNW of Shingli Bala, Pakistan https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000099f/executive United States Geological Survey 15 July 2021 An official estimate of the number killed was 5,300 with approximately 17,000 injured, and around 4,400 homes were destroyed.History of earthquakes in Pakistan https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/510933-History-of-earthquakes-in-Pakistan 2021-07-10 Dunya News 14 February 2008 2021-07-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20210710212634/https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/510933-History-of-earthquakes-in-Pakistan live A total of 97,000 were reported affected by the tremor. Most of the destruction was centered on the village of Pattan. The village was almost completely destroyed. The epicentral region is characterized by steep-walled narrow canyons and valleys. Most of the population was concentrated along the rivers. Much of the destruction was caused by the numerous landslides and rockfalls which came tumbling down from high above. The main road leading into the area was blocked for about 25 mi km by landslides and rockfalls, hampering relief efforts. The government flew in emergency supplies by helicopter until the roads were reopened on 13 January. The earthquake, which reached MMI V in Kabul, Afghanistan, affected some 1000 sqmi km2 of the Indus Valley region. Several nations contributed money and supplies to aid the inhabitants of the stricken area.Timeline of major earthquakes in Pakistan Dawn Pakistan 25 September 2013 https://www.dawn.com/news/1045343 26 March 2020 26 March 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200326043620/https://www.dawn.com/news/1045343 live See also List of earthquakes in 1974 List of earthquakes in Pakistan Sources International Handbook of Earthquake & Engineering Seismology Part A, Volume 81A A List of Deadly Earthquakes in the World: 1500–2000 T. R. Utsu 2002 Academic Press First 978-0124406520 708 Earthquake information Bulletin, March–April 1975, Volume 7, Number 2 Further reading Ambraseys N. Nicholas Ambraseys Lensen G. Moinfar A. Pennington W. The Pattan (Pakistan) earthquake of 28 December 1974: field observations Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology Geological Society of London 14 1 1981 1470-9236 10.1144/gsl.qjeg.1981.014.01.01 1–16 140170284 Chandra Umesh Fault-plane solution and tectonic implications of the Pattan, Pakistan earthquake of December 28, 1974 Tectonophysics Elsevier BV 28 3 1975 0040-1951 10.1016/0040-1951(75)90032-3 T19–T24 1975Tectp..28T..19C Jackson James Yielding Graham The seismicity of Kohistan, Pakistan: Source studies of the Hamran (1972.9.3), Darel (1981.9.12) and Patan (1974.12.28) earthquakes Tectonophysics Elsevier BV 91 1–2 1983 0040-1951 10.1016/0040-1951(83)90055-0 15–28 1983Tectp..91...15J External links 734833 Historic Earthquakes https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/events/1974_12_28.php https://web.archive.org/web/20100201233352/https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/events/1974_12_28.php dead 2010-02-01 Category:Earthquakes in Pakistan Pattan earthquake Pattan earthquake Pattan earthquake Pattan earthquake