Table 1 Major seismic activity timeline of Pakistan
From: Disaster preparedness for metro projects: a social-cognitive perspective of Pakistan
Index | Date | Location | Occurrence/Magnitude | Casualties | Infrastructure damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | December 28, 1947 | Hunza | w6.2 M | Death Count: 5300, Injured: 17,000 | Yes |
2. | September 10, 1971 | Gilgit | – | Death Count: 100 | 1000 Building Units |
3. | January 1, 1972 | Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Abbottabad, Lahore & Sialkot | Moderate Tremors | 0 | Yes |
4. | June 30, 1974 | Rawalpindi, Peshawar & Multan | Severe Tremors | Death Count: 4 | Yes |
5. | December 28, 1974 | Pattan, Hazara, Hunza & Swat | w7.4 M | Death Count: 5300, Injured: 17,000 | 4400 Building Units |
6. | December 31, 1983 | Gilgit Baltistan (Partial Region) | w7.2 M | Death Count: 26, Injuries: 483 | Yes |
7. | May 31, 1995 | Mastung, Mongechar, Dera Murad Jamali & Chatar Tehsil | w5.2 M | Injured: 5 | Yes |
8. | May 20, 1992 | Kohat Division | w6 M | Death Count: 36, Injuries: 100 | Yes |
9. | February 28, 1997 | Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Multan, Muzaffargarh, Dera Ghazi Khan, Shuj-Abad, Leiah, Vehari, Sukkur, Rohri, Ghotki, Daharki, Ubaro, Liaquat-Pur, Jacob-Abad, Kandh-Kot, Dadu, Larkana, Warah, Shahdadkot, Kambar, Bolan, Jhal Magsi, Usta Mohammad, Sibi, Bugti and Marri Tribal Regions, Mithri, Koh-I-Suleiman Range, Chaman, Qila Abdullah, Qila Saifullah, Pishin, Ziarat, Mastung, Kalat, Sorab & Khuzdar | w7.2 M | Death Count: 100 | Yes |
10. | March 20, 1997 | Salarzai | w4.5 M | Death Count: 10 | Yes |
11. | January 26, 2001 | Sindh (Entire Region) | w6.5 M | Death Count: 15, Injured: 108 | Yes |
12. | October 3, 2002 | Northern Areas (Partial Region) | w5.1 M | Death Count: 17, Injured: 30, Rendered Homeless: 1500 | Yes |
13. | October 22, 2002 | Astore Valley | w5.5 M | Death Count: 23 | Yes |
14. | February 14, 2004 | Northern Areas (Partial Region) & Khyber (Entire Region) Pakhtunkhwa | w, 5.5 Mw5.7 M | Death Count: 24, Injured: 40 | Yes |
15. | October 8, 2005 | Northern Areas (Partial Region) & Kashmir | w7.6 M | Death Count: 87,350, Injured: 200,000+, Rendered Homeless: 4,000,000 | Yes |
16. | October 28, 2008 | Quetta | w6.4 M | Death Count: 216, Injured: 370 | Yes |
17. | January 18, 2011 | Balochistan (Partial Region) | w7.2 M | Death Count: 2 | 200 Building Units |
18. | January 20, 2011 | Quetta | w7.4 M | 0 | 200 Building Units |
19. | April 16, 2013 | Quetta | w7.9 M | Death Count: 34, Injured: 80 | 10,000 Building Units |
20. | September 24, 2013 | Awaran District | w7.7 M | Death Count: 825, Injured: 700 | 1000+ Building Units |
21. | September 28, 2013 | Awaran District | w6.8 M | Death Count: 400 | Yes |
22. | May 8, 2014 | Sindh (Partial Region) | w4.5 M | Death Count: 2, Injured: 50 | Yes |
23. | October 26, 2015 | Rawalpindi, Islamabad & Northern Areas (Partial Region) | w7.7 M | Death Count: 399, Injured: 2536 | Yes |
24. | December 25, 2015 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Partial Region) | w6.3 M | Death Count: 4, Injured: 100 | Yes |
25. | April 10, 2016 | Punjab (Partial Region) & Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Partial Region) | w7.1 M | Death Count: 6, Injured: 27 | 20 Building Units |
26. | February 8, 2017 | Gwadar, Makran & Pasni | w6.3 M | 0 | Nil |
27. | January 31, 2018 | Islamabad, Peshawar, Charsadda, Murree, Sargodha, Shangla, Haripur, Gujranwala, Lahore, Quetta, & Karachi | w6.1 M | Injured: 11 | Yes |