|type = Dip-slip [5]
|intensity = VI (Strong) [5]
|countries affected = Pakistan
|casualties = 3 killed, some injured [1]
}}The 2011 Dalbandin earthquake occurred on {{tooltip|January 19 at 01:23 AM local time|January 18 at 20:23:17 UTC}} with a moment magnitude of {{M|w|link=y}} 7.2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). The shock occurred in a sparsely populated area of Balochistan, caused moderate damage, three deaths and some injuries.
Earthquake
The tectonic environment of this region is dominated by the motions of the Arabian Plate, the Indian Plate, and the Eurasian Plate. This earthquake occurred as a result of normal faulting within the lithosphere of the subducted Arabian Plate.[5]
Damage
About 200 mud houses, including some government offices, were reported damaged in the Dalbandin area of Pakistan.[1][2][3] Two women died of heart attacks in Quetta after the earthquake, about 330 km northeast of the epicenter, where the Mercalli intensity was IV (Light).[4][5]
Intensity
Tremors after the earthquake reached neighboring countries[1] including Bahrain, UAE, Oman, Iran, Afghanistan, and India. It was felt with a Mercali intensity of IV (Light) in Islamabad, Karachi, Muscat, Delhi, and III (Weak) in Kabul, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi.[6]
See also
- Chaman Fault
- List of earthquakes in 2011
- List of earthquakes in Pakistan
References
1. ^1 {{Cite journal|last=Martin|first=S. S.|last2=Kakar|first2=D. M.|date=2012-08-01|title=The 19 January 2011 Mw 7.2 Dalbandin Earthquake, Balochistan|url=https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/bssa/article/102/4/1810-1819/350017|journal=Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America|language=en|volume=102|issue=4|pages=1810–1819|doi=10.1785/0120110221|issn=0037-1106|bibcode=2012BuSSA.102.1810M}}
2. ^{{cite web|author=the CNN Wire Staff |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/01/19/pakistan.quake/?hpt=T2 |title=Homes damaged after Pakistan earthquake - CNN.com |publisher=Edition.cnn.com |date=2011-01-18 |accessdate=2011-01-22}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011%5C01%5C20%5Cstory_20-1-2011_pg1_8 |title=Leading News Resource of Pakistan |publisher=Daily Times |date= |accessdate=2011-01-22 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120525142901/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011%5C01%5C20%5Cstory_20-1-2011_pg1_8 |archivedate=2012-05-25 |df= }}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://eleconomista.com.mx/internacional/2011/01/18/muerto-varios-heridos-terremoto-pakistan |title=Un muerto y varios heridos por terremoto en Pakistán |language=es |publisher=El Economista |date=2011-01-18 |accessdate=2011-01-22}}
5. ^{{cite web|last=Ali |first=Saeed |url=http://www.torontosun.com/news/world/2011/01/18/16936771.html |title=Major quake rattles Pakistan | World | News |publisher=Toronto Sun |date=2010-12-12 |accessdate=2011-01-22}}
6. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|title=M 7.2 - southwestern Pakistan|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000htb4#executive|author=USGS|publisher=United States Geological Survey}}
7. ^1 2 {{citation|title=Significant Earthquake Database|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/form?t=101650&s=1&d=1|author=National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS)|publisher=National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA|doi=10.7289/V5TD9V7K|year=1972|type = Data Set}}