- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- September 24, 2013 CE
- Location:
- Pakistan, Awaran, Kech
- Magnitude:
- 7.7 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
- Deaths:
- 825
- Injuries:
- 619
- Intensity (MMI):
- 4
- Damage:
- ~$100M (value at the time)
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7.7
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 6.8
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 7.7
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.8
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.1
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5
Other earthquake records of 2013 CE
- Philippines, Bohol, Cebu, Siquijor Is · Mw 7.1 · 222 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province: Longmen · Mw 6.6 · 196 deaths
- China, Gansu: Dingxi, Min · Mw 6 · 95 deaths
- Indonesia, Banda Aceh · Mw 6.1 · 48 deaths
- Iran / Pakistan, Mashkal · Mw 7.7 · 40 deaths
- Iran, Bushehr Province: Shanbe, Kaki, Sena · Mw 6.4 · 37 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 2013 CE Earthquake — Pakistan, Awaran, Kech happen?
- September 24, 2013 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 825. Historical death tolls vary by source.