2011 Dalbandin earthquake

Earthquake in Pakistan

2011 Dalbandin earthquake

Kabul

Islamabad

Delhi

Karachi

UTC time| 2011-01-18 20:23:23
ISC event| 15938045
USGS-ANSS| ComCat
Local date| 19 January 2011
Local time| 01:23:23 PKT
Magnitude| 7.2 Mw[1]
Depth| 90 km (55.9 mi)[1]
Epicenter| 28°45′N 64°03′E﻿ / ﻿28.75°N 64.05°E﻿ / 28.75; 64.05[1]
Type| Dip-slip[2]
Areas affected| Pakistan
Total damage| Moderate[3]
Max. intensity| MMI VII (Very strong)[2]
Casualties| 3 killed, some injured[3]

The 2011 Dalbandin earthquake occurred on 19 January at 01:23 a.m. local time with a moment magnitude of Mw 7.2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). The shock occurred in a sparsely populated area of Balochistan, caused moderate damage, three deaths, and some injuries.

## Earthquake

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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.[2]

## Damage

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About 200 mud houses, including some government offices were reported damaged in the Dalbandin area of Pakistan.[4][5][6] 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).[7][8]

## Intensity

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Tremors after the earthquake reached neighboring countries[4] 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.[2]

## See also

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* Chaman Fault
* List of earthquakes in 2011
* List of earthquakes in Pakistan

## References

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1. ^ a b c ISC (2016), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2012), Version 3.0, International Seismological Centre
2. ^ a b c d USGS. "M 7.2 - 46 km WSW of Dalbandin, Pakistan". United States Geological Survey.
3. ^ a b National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Information (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
4. ^ a b Martin, S. S.; Kakar, D. M. (1 August 2012). "The 19 January 2011 Mw 7.2 Dalbandin Earthquake, Balochistan". Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 102 (4): 1810–1819. Bibcode:2012BuSSA.102.1810M. doi:10.1785/0120110221. ISSN 0037-1106.
5. ^ "Homes damaged after Pakistan earthquake". CNN. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
6. ^ "Leading News Resource of Pakistan". Daily Times. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
7. ^ "Un muerto y varios heridos por terremoto en Pakistán" (in Spanish). El Economista. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
8. ^ Ali, Saeed (12 December 2010). "Major quake rattles Pakistan | World | News". Toronto Sun. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013.

## Further reading

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* Shafiq-Ur-Rehman; Azeem, Tahir; Abd El-Aal, Abd el-Aziz Khairy; Nasir, Asma (2013), "Parameterization of 18th January 2011 earthquake in Dalbadin Region, Southwest Pakistan", NRIAG Journal of Astronomy and Geophysics, 2 (2): 203–211, Bibcode:2013JAsGe...2..203S, doi:10.1016/j.nrjag.2013.06.001

## External links

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* 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
* The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.

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← Earthquakes in 2011 →

January|

* Tirúa, Chile (7.1, Jan 2)
* Balochistan, Pakistan (7.2, Jan 19)

February|

* Christchurch, New Zealand (6.3, Feb 22)†

March|

* Sendai, Japan (7.2, Mar 9)
* Yunnan, China (5.4, Mar 10)
* Tōhoku, Japan (Great East Japan) (9.1, Mar 11)†‡
* Sakae, Japan (6.7, Mar 11)
* Nagano, Japan (6.7, Mar 12)
* Shizuoka, Japan (6.0, Mar 15)
* Shan State, Myanmar (6.8, Mar 24)†

April|

* Miyagi, Japan (7.1, Apr 7)
* Fukushima, Japan (6.6, Apr 11)

May|

* Guerrero, Mexico (5.7, May 5)
* Lorca, Spain (5.1, May 11)
* Simav, Turkey (5.8, May 19)

June|

* Christchurch, New Zealand (6.3, June 13)

July|

* Fergana Valley (Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan) (6.2, July 19)

August|

* Trinidad, Colorado (5.3, Aug 22)
* Mineral, Virginia (5.8, Aug 23)

September|

* Aceh Singkil, Indonesia (6.7, Sep 6)
* Sikkim, India (6.8, Sep 18)†

October|

* Van, Turkey (7.2, Oct 23)†

November|

* Prague, Oklahoma (5.7, Nov 6)
* Van, Turkey (5.6, Nov 10)†

December|

* Guerrero, Mexico (6.5, Dec 10)

† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths
‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year

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Earthquakes in Pakistan

Pre-20th century|

* 1555 Kashmir
* 1885 Kashmir

20th century|

* 1935 Quetta
* 1945 Balochistan
* 1974 Pattan
* 1981 Darel Valley
* 1983 Hindu Kush
* 1991 Hindu Kush
* 1992 Kohat
* 1997 Harnai

21st century|

* 2002 Hindu Kush
* 2005 Kashmir
* 2005 Hindu Kush
* 2008 Ziarat
* 2011 Dalbandin
* 2013 Saravan
* 2013 Laghman
* 2013 Balochistan
* 2014 Pakistan
* 2015 Islamabad
* October 2015 Hindu Kush
* December 2015 Hindu Kush
* 2019 Azad Kashmir
* 2021 Balochistan
* 2022 Durand Line
* March 2023

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