CATASTROPHIC

EARTHQUAKES IN
PAKISTAN
 TOTAL EARTHQUAKES
 Pakistan has experienced 43 earthquakes from
1971-2018. The most dangerous earthquake was
experienced in 1945 with the magnitude of 8.1 it
was in Baluchistan and the most deadliest was
experienced in 2005 in Kashmir with the
magnitude of 7.7 in this incident 87,350 peoples
lost their life ,138,000 peoples got injured and 3.5
million people got homeless.
 Focus Point
 1945: It Was In Makran Costal
Area .
 2005: It Took Place In
Muzaffarabad And Also Affected
The Nearby Areas .
 EPICENTER
 1945: It’s Epicenter Was At 24.5 North
And 63.0 East.

 2005: Its Epicenter Was About 19 Km

Northeast Of Muzaffarabad, Azad
Kashmir, And 100 Km North - Northeast
Of The National Capital Islamabad.
 Areas Of Destruction
 1945: Muscat; Along The Entire Coast Of Makran;
And In Many Other Places Of What Is Now Pakistan
Which Were Far Inland, E.G. Montgomery, Dadu
And Dera Ismail Khan.

 2005: City Of Muzaffarabad, And Also Affected

Nearby Balakot In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa And Some
Areas Of Jammu And Kashmir.
 Ways to mitigate
Below Are Some Ways To Get Mitigate:
 Securing Heavy Objects To Walls And Floors, Such As
Shelves, Bookcases, Cabinets, And Water Heaters.

 Placing Large, Heavy, Or Breakable Objects On Lower

Shelves.

 Hanging Heavy Items – Such As Pictures And Mirrors –

Away From Areas Where People Sit Or Gather
Frequently.