1945 Balochistan earthquake
1945 Balochistan earthquake is located in Pakistan
1945 Balochistan earthquake
UTC time1945-11-27 21:56:53
ISC event899220
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date28 November 1945
Local time1:26 PKT
Magnitude8.1 Mw [1]
Depth15 kilometers (9.3 mi)
Epicenter24°30′N 63°00′E / 24.5°N 63.0°E / 24.5; 63.0 [2]
Areas affectedBritish India
Makran Coast
Max. intensityX (Extreme) [3]
Tsunami15.24 m (50.0 ft) [4]
Casualties300–4,000 [5]

The 1945 Balochistan earthquake (Urdu: بلوچستان زلزلہ 1945) occurred in British India at 1:26 PKT on 28 November 1945 with a moment magnitude of 8.1 and a maximum perceived intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale.

Earthquake

See also: 1935 Quetta earthquake and Makran Trench

The earthquake's epicenter was 97.6 kilometers south-southwest of Pasni in Balochistan and a tsunami caused damage along the Makran coastal region. Deaths from the event were reported to be at least 300 and as many as 4,000 people.[5]

Another very large earthquake (7.3 Ms) occurred in nearly the same location on August 5, 1947, but not much is known about the event or its effects.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Rajendran, C. P.; Ramanamurthy, M. V.; Reddy, N. T.; Rajendran, K. (2008). "Hazard implications of the late arrival of the 1945 Makran tsunami". Current Science. 95 (12): 1739–1743.
  2. ^ "Significant earthquake". National Geophysical Data Center. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
  3. ^ Quittmeyer & Jacob 1979, p. 777
  4. ^ USGS (September 4, 2009), PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey
  5. ^ a b Utsu, T. R. (2002), "A List of Deadly Earthquakes in the World: 1500–2000", International Handbook of Earthquake & Engineering Seismology, Part A, Volume 81A (First ed.), Academic Press, p. 706, ISBN 978-0124406520
  6. ^ Quittmeyer & Jacob 1979, p. 795

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