Largest Earthquake in Pakistan
30 May 1935 - Quetta (Balochistan), Pakistan, Mw 8.1
19:00:46.9 UTC, 27.39N, 88.75E, 17 kms depth
Close to 30,000 people were killed and the city of Quetta was devastated. The main shock was most intense in a small region surrounding the epicentre, its intensity dying off rapidly as one moved away from it.
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