M6.5 earthquake near Zahir Pir, Punjab

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 17 km NW of Zahir Pir, Pakistan on 1 Sept 1928, 06:09 UTC at a depth of 35 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Zahir Pir, about 18 km away in Punjab, Pakistan.