History of Major Earthquakes in pakistan and Effects on Building Structures

Submitted By: Zeeshan Ilyas
158-FET/BSCE/F17
Submitted to :
Engr. Nisar Ali Khan
Assignment # 1

Occur in PAKISTAN
&
Their Effect on Building
Structure

It is the disturbance or Vibration of Earth due to
natural or human induced phenomenon like
 Plate tectonics
 Volcanic Eruptions
 Atomic Explosions
 Collisions of Massive meteorites with the
surface of earth

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Pakistan

Year Location Magnitude Deaths
893 Shahbandar,sindh 8 150,000
1668 Shahbandar,sindh 7.6 50,000
1819 Allahband,sindh 7.5 3200
1827 Lahore,punjab 7.8 1000
1935 Alijan(quetta),blochistan 7.7 40,000
1945 Blochistan 7.8 4000
1974 Hunza,kpk 6.2 5300
2002 Hindu kush earthquake 7.4 166
2005 Muzafferabad , ajk 7.8 80,000
2008 Ziarat, blochistan 6.4 215
2011 Daldandin, blochistan 7.2 Nil
2013 Laghman earthquake 5.6 Nil
2014 Pakistan earthquake 4.5 2
2015 Islamabad earthquake 5.1 3

http://www.thepakistanquake.com

Magnitude 6.2
Date/Time Sat,December 28,1974 at 5:11:543 PM
Location Hunza,Hazara and Sawat Districts
,KPK
Depth 33 KM
Distance 100 miles North of Islamabad Pakistan

Dead 5,300 Dead (World bank Report)
Injured 17,000
Homeless A total of 97000 were left homeless
Destruction Most of the destruction was centered
around the village of “Pattan” which
was almost completely destroyed.

Link: http://www.thepakistanquake.com

Magnitude 7.8
Date/Time Sat , Octobar 08, 2005 at 08:52: 17 AM
Location MuzzafarAbad ,AJK
Depth 26 Km
Distance 100 Km NE of Islamabad Pakistan
Aftershocks 5.9 Mw Oct 8 at 03:57
5.8 Mw Oct 8 at 03:58
6.4 Mw Oct 8 at 10:46
Epicenter 34.45°N 73.65°E

Dead 87,000 Dead (World bank Report)
Injured 100,000
Completely
Destroyed
171,884 houses completely
demolished
Homeless 4 Million people homeless in 1,083
Villages of Azad Kashmir
Destruction In Kashmir, the districts of
Muzaffarabad, Bagh and Rawlakot
were most affected
http://www.drgeorgepc.com/Earthquake2005Pakistan.html

Magnitude 6.4
Date/Time Wed, Oct 29 , 2008 at 03: 39:23 AM
Location Ziarat , Balochistan
Depth 15 Km
Distance 600 Km SW of Islamabad Pakistan

Dead 215 Dead (World bank Report)
Injured More than 200
Completely
Destroyed
More than 10,000 houses
completely demolished
Homeless 15,000 People homeless
Destruction Zirat District, One of the main
tourist spots in Baluchistan, was
the most affected region.

Magnitude 7.2
Date/Time Fri, January 19, 2011 at 01:23 AM
Location Dalbandin , Balochistan
Depth 84 Km
Distance 45 Km west of Dalbandin in
Balochistan

Dead No dead Reports
Completely
Destroyed
More than 10,000 houses
completely demolished
Homeless About 200 mud houses, including
some government offices, were
reported damaged in Dalbandin
area.

Magnitude 7.7
Date/Time Fri, January 19, 2011 at 01:23 AM
Depth 84 Km
Distance 45 Km west of Dalbandin in Balochistan
At 3:02 am PST at Quetta, a powerful earthquake rocked the city and
surrounding areas. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.7 and anywhere
between 30,000 and 60,000 people died from the impact. This ranks as one of
the deadliest earthquakes that hit South Asia. The natural disaster ranks as
the 23rd most deadly earthquake worldwide to date. In the aftermath of
the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, the experts cited the earthquake as being
amongst the four deadliest earthquakes the South Asian region has seen; the
others being the Kashmir earthquake in 2005, Pasni earthquake in 1945
and Kangra earthquake in 1905.
This earthquake is the worst natural disaster in Pre-Pakistan era.

Magnitude 7.5
Date/Time 26 October 2015
Depth 212.5 km
Epicenter 36.524°N 70.368°ECoordinates: 36.524°N 70.368°
Distance 45 Km west of Dalbandin in Balochistan
At 3:02 am PST at Quetta, a powerful earthquake rocked the city and
surrounding areas. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.7 and anywhere
between 30,000 and 60,000 people died from the impact. This ranks as one of
the deadliest earthquakes that hit South Asia. The natural disaster ranks as
the 23rd most deadly earthquake worldwide to date. In the aftermath of
the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, the experts cited the earthquake as being
amongst the four deadliest earthquakes the South Asian region has seen; the
others being the Kashmir earthquake in 2005, Pasni earthquake in 1945
and Kangra earthquake in 1905.
This earthquake is the worst natural disaster in Pre-Pakistan era.

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References
1.Jump up^ Satyabala, S. P.; Yang, Zhaohui; Bilham, R. (2012), "Stick–slip
advance of the Kohat Plateau in Pakistan", Nature Geoscience, Nature
Publishing Group, 5: 147–150, doi:10.1038/ngeo1373
2.^ Jump up to:a b c Quittmeyer & Jacob 1979, p. 792
3.^ Jump up to:a b Quittmeyer & Jacob 1979, p. 807
4.^ Jump up to:a b Quittmeyer & Jacob 1979, p. 806
5.Jump up^ Quittmeyer & Jacob 1979, p. 805
Sources
•NGDC, Significant Earthquake Database, National Geophysical Data
Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
•Quittmeyer, R. C.; Jacob, K. H. (1979), "Historical and modern seismicity of
Pakistan, Afghanistan, northwestern India, and southeastern Iran", Bulletin of
the Seismological Society of America, Seismological Society of America, 69 (3):
773–823

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