Seismic Event Dossier•16:29 Local (11:29 UTC)(13y ago)

M 7.7 earthquake
Baluchistan, Pakistan

A magnitude 7.7 (MW) earthquake occurred on 2013-09-24, 16:29 local time (11:29 UTC) (13y ago), centered 264 km NE of Turbat (Pakistan). The hypocenter was located at a shallow depth of 15 km. Primary telemetry verified by USGS.

Historical Landmark Earthquake

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A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck ⁨Baluchistan, Pakistan⁩ on 24 settembre 2013. Source: ⁨Hoshab Fault⁩. Documented deaths: 825.

Documented Fatalities825Source: NOAA NCEI Significant Earthquake Database

Fault KinematicsStrike-Slip

Equivalent Energy5.35 Mt TNT

Magnitudo

M 7.7

5.35 Mt TNT

Profondità

15 km

shallow (Crostale superficiale)

Impatto PAGER

red

> 1,000 fatalities

Feriti: > 5,000 · ~87.9M avvertito

Mappa interattiva di epicentro e faglie

26.95°N, 65.50°E

Faglia5 km

Hoshab Fault

Strike-Slip · ~15.0 mm/yr

Felt byMMI III+

~87.9M exposed

~33.2M strong shaking

Primary SolutionUSGS

USGS#usb000jyivreviewed

1 agencies reporting

Setting27.0°N

Pakistan

Continental / Inland crustal

Seismic Activity & Aftershock Sequence

Timeline of foreshocks, main rupture, aftershocks and machine learning risk probability evolution.

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<35 km (superficiale)35–70 km (intermedia)>70 km (profonda)Scossa principale

Previsione di rischio ML:12h35%24h46%72h60%7d75%

Situation Monitoring

Continuous verification

Multi-agency verification of casualties, tsunami alerts, and seismic sequence

Key facts so far

Casualties

Damage assessment in progress

Tsunami Status

No tsunami threat

NOAA PTWC & regional buoys

Citizen Felt Reports

No felt reports submitted

Macroseismic DYFI verification

Aftershock Sequence

Aftershocks: 21

High Omori aftershock probability

LightGBM hazard model forecast

Multi-agency seismic telemetry active. Awaiting wire headlines.

Agency Discrepancy Matrix (Cross-Network Verification)

Comparing multi-network solutions from primary and teleseismic monitoring agencies.

Network / Source	Magnitude (Scale & Diff)	Depth & Diff	Epicenter & Shift (Δd)	Consensus	Event ID / Data
USGS United States Geological Survey · Global / US	M7.7(Mw)Ref	15.0 kmRef	26.95°, 65.50°Origin	Authoritative	usb000jyiv

Why do agency magnitudes differ? Seismological agencies use different instrumentation networks, crustal velocity models, and mathematical magnitude scales (e.g. Moment Magnitude Mw vs Local Richter ML vs Surface Wave Ms). Differences of 0.1–0.3 are common and reflect physical observation geometry rather than errors.

Where it was felt

4 centri abitati

Shaking intensity is modelled from magnitude, depth and distance (GMPE attenuation), not reported by residents.

Town	Distance	Intensity	Popolazione
Turbat · Baluchistan	264 km	MMI VI	147,791
Karachi · Sind	275 km	MMI VI	12,130,000
Larkana · Sind	276 km	MMI VI	364,033
Nawabshah · Sind	299 km	MMI VI	229,504

Tectonic setting

Nearest mapped active fault: Hoshab Fault, 5 km away, slip rate ~15.0 mm/yr (GEM Global Active Faults).

M 7.7 earthquake Baluchistan, Pakistan