List of natural disasters in Pakistan
The following is a list of natural disasters that have affected Pakistan.
Event |
Disaster |
Location |
Date |
Affected |
Death Toll
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Earthquake/Tsunami |
Makran |
325 BC |
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1935 Quetta earthquake |
Earthquake |
Quetta |
May 31, 1935 |
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60,000
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1945 Balochistan earthquake |
Earthquake/Tsunami |
Makran |
Nov 27, 1945 |
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4,000
|
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Flood |
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1950 |
|
2,900
|
|
Wind storm |
Karachi |
Dec 15, 1965 |
|
10,000
|
|
Flood |
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Aug 1973 |
4,800,000 |
|
1974 Hunza earthquake |
Earthquake |
Northern Areas |
Dec 28, 1974 |
97,000 |
5,300
|
|
Flood |
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Aug 2, 1976 |
5,566,000 |
|
|
Flood |
|
Jun 1977 |
1,022,000 |
848
|
|
Flood |
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Jul 1978 |
2,246,000 |
|
|
Flood |
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Aug 1988 |
1,000,000 |
|
|
Extreme Temperature |
|
Jun 11, 1991 |
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961
|
|
Flood |
|
Aug 9, 1992 |
6,184,418 |
|
|
Flood |
|
Sep 1992 |
12,324,024 |
1,334
|
|
Wind storm |
|
Nov 14, 1993 |
|
609
|
|
Flood |
|
Jul 22, 1995 |
1,255,000 |
|
|
Flood |
|
Aug 24, 1996 |
1,186,131 |
|
|
Flood |
|
Mar 3, 1998 |
|
1,000
|
|
Drought |
|
Mar 2000 |
2,200,000 |
|
2005 Kashmir earthquake
|
Earthquake |
Muzaffarabad |
Oct 8, 2005 |
2,500,000 |
87,351
|
|
Flood |
|
Jul/Aug 2010 |
20,000,000 |
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