2008 Ziarat earthquakes

2008 Ziarat earthquake
UTC time 
 A: 2008-10-28 23:09:57
 B: 2008-10-29 11:32:41
ISC event 
 A: 13398457
 B: 11378619
USGS-ANSS 
 A: ComCat
 B: ComCat
Local dateOctober 29, 2008 (2008-10-29)
Local time 
 A: 04:09
 B: 16:32
Magnitude 
 A: 6.4 Mw
 B: 6.4 Mw 
Depth10 km (6.2 mi)[1]
Epicenter30°34′08″N 67°29′02″E / 30.569°N 67.484°E / 30.569; 67.484
Areas affectedPakistan
Max. intensityMMI IX (Violent)[2]
Casualties215 dead
200 injured[3]

The 2008 Ziarat earthquakes hit the Pakistani province of Balochistan on October 29 with a moment magnitude of 6.4. The US Geological Survey reported that the first earthquake occurred 60 km (37 mi) north of Quetta and 185 km (115 mi) southeast of the Afghanistan city of Kandahar at 04:09 local time (28 October, 23:09 UTC) at a depth of 15 km (9.3 mi), at 30.653°N, 67.323°E.[4] It was followed by another shallower magnitude 6.4 earthquake at a depth of 14 km (8.7 mi) approximately 12 hours after the initial shock, at 30.546°N, 67.447°E.[5] 215 people were confirmed dead. More than 200 were injured (according to Mohammed Zaman, assistant to the Balochistan chief secretary, Nasir Khosa),[1][6][7] and 120,000 were rendered homeless (according to Dilawar Khan Kakar, Ziarat, Balochistan mayor and chief administrator).[8][9] Qamar Zaman Chaudhry, director general of Pakistan Meteorological Department, stated the quake epicenter was 70 miles (110 km) north of Quetta,[10] and about 600 km (370 mi) southwest of Islamabad.[11]

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