1935 Quetta Earthquake
Quetta was nearly completely destroyed; casualties were very high due to poor building quality.
Year1935
MagnitudeM7.7
DepthNot available in the source dataset
Lives lost60,000
What happened?
Quetta was nearly completely destroyed; casualties were very high due to poor building quality.
Why is it important?
60,000 recorded deaths make this event a major human-impact earthquake. Historical totals can vary between sources as records are revised.
How to read the data
Magnitude describes the energy released at the source. The mapped epicenter is 30.20, 67.00; it does not by itself describe the full affected area.