Presented by Muhammad Rizwan Riaz

2. Muhammad Rizwan Riaz
2007-CIVIL-142
Section D

4. It is the disturbance or vibration of earth due to
natural or human induced phenomenon like
 Plate tectonics
 Volcanic eruptions
 Atomic explosions
 Collision of massive meteorites with the surface
of earth

5. History
Year Location Magnitude Deaths
893 Shahbandar, Sindh 8.0 1 50 000
1668 Shahbandar, Sindh 7.6 50 000
1819 Allahband, Sindh 7.5 3 200
1827 Lahore, Punjab 7.8 1 000
1935 Alijan(Quetta), Balochistan 7.7 40 000
1945 Balochistan 7.8 4 000
1974 Hunza, KPK 6.2 5 300
2005 Muzafferabad, AJK 7.8 80 000
2008 Ziarat, Balochistan 6.4 215
2011 Dalbandin, Balochistan 7.2 NIL
Source: JANG Magazine (Prof. Mona Liza)

7. Earthquake Details
Magnitude 6.2
7.8
Date/Time Saturday, October 08, 2005 at 08:52:37PM
Saturday, December 28, 1974 at 5:11:43
Date/Time
AM
Location
Location Hunza, HazaraAJK Swat Districts, KPK
Muzafferabad, and
Depth
Depth 33 km (20.5 miles)
26 km (16.2 miles)
100 km (65 miles) NE of ISLAMABAD,
105 miles (160km) North of ISLAMABAD,
Distance
Distance Pakistan
Pakistan

8. Source: www.earthquake.usgs.gov

9. One of the 10 Worst Disasters in the History of Pakistan
Source: www.listphobia.com

10. Losses
 5,300 Dead (According to World Bank Report)
 17,000 injured
 A total of 97,000 were left homeless
 The main road leading into the area was blocked
for about 25 miles (40 km) by landslides and rock
falls
 Most of the destruction was centered around the
village of “Pattan” which was almost completely
destroyed.

11. 2005 EARTHQUAKE
(Muzafferabad, AJK)

12. Earthquake Details
Magnitude 7.8
Saturday, October 08, 2005 at 08:52:37
Date/Time
AM
Location Muzafferabad, AJK
Depth 26 km (16.2 miles)
100 km (65 miles) NE of ISLAMABAD,
Distance
Pakistan

13. Source: www.thepakistanquake.com

14. 13th Deadliest Earthquake
Source: www.thepakistanquake.com

15. Losses
Source: www.skidmail.com

16. Losses
 87,000 Dead (According to World Bank
Report)
 100,000 injured
 171,884 houses completely demolished
 4 Million people homeless in 1,083 villages
of Azad Kashmir
 In Kashmir, the districts of Muzaffarabad,
Bagh and Rawlakot were the most affected.

17. 2008 EARTHQUAKE
(ZIARAT, BALOCHISTAN)

18. Earthquake Details
Magnitude 6.4
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 03:39:23
Date/Time
AM
Location Ziarat, Balochistan
Depth 15 km (9.3 miles)
600 km (370 miles)SW of ISLAMABAD,
Distance
Pakistan

19. Source: www. reliefweb.int

20. Source: www. news.xinhuanet.com

21. Losses
Source: www.crs.org

22. Losses
 215 confirmed Dead
 More than 200 injured
 15,000 people homeless
 Ziarat district, one of the main tourist
spots in Baluchistan, was the most
affected region.

23. 2011 EARTHQUAKE
(DALBANDIN, BALOCHISTAN)

24. Earthquake Details
Magnitude 7.2
Date/Time Friday, January 19, 2011 at 01:23 AM
Location Dalbandin, Balochistan
Depth 84 km (52.5 miles)
45 kilometers west of Dalbandin in
Distance
Balochistan.

25. Source: www. onlineusanews.com

26. Source: www. seerpress.com

27. Losses
 No deaths reported except two women died
of heart attacks in Quetta, about 330 km
northeast of the epicenter, where the
intensity was MM IV.
 About 200 mud houses, including some
government offices, were reported damaged
in Dalbandin area

28. Suggestions to Reduce Losses:
 People should be given awareness to tackle
this kind of situation by arranging training
programs and workshops
 Construction should be in accordance with
the seismic building code
 Earthquake proof construction should be
encouraged in seismically active areas

29. Thank You !