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1945 Balochistan earthquake

Natural disaster in Pakistan

Field	Value
title	1945 Balochistan earthquake
timestamp	1945-11-27 21:56:53
isc-event	899220
anss-url	iscgem899220
local-date	28 November 1945
local-time	1:26 PKT
map2	{{Location map	Pakistan
lat	24.5
long	63.0
mark	Bullseye1.svg
marksize	40
position	top
width	250
float	right
relief	yes}}
magnitude	8.1
depth	15 km
location
countries affected	British India
Makran Coast
tsunami	15.24 m
intensity
casualties	300–4,000

|isc-event = 899220 |anss-url = iscgem899220 |local-date = 28 November 1945 |local-time = 1:26 PKT Makran Coast

The 1945 Balochistan earthquake ( or ) 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

The earthquake, with its epicenter 97.6 kilometers south-southwest of Pasni in Balochistan, unleashed a tsunami that 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.

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

References

Sources

References

{{harvnb. Quittmeyer. Jacob. 1979
{{harvnb. Quittmeyer. Jacob. 1979
"Significant earthquake". [[National Geophysical Data Center]].
(2008). "Hazard implications of the late arrival of the 1945 Makran tsunami". Current Science.
Utsu, T. R.. (2002). "International Handbook of Earthquake & Engineering Seismology". [[Academic Press]].
(September 4, 2009). "PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog". United States Geological Survey.

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