title: 1945 Balochistan earthquake
text: # 1945 Balochistan earthquake
  
  The 1945 Balochistan earthquake (Urdu: بلوچستان زلزلہ 1945) occurred in British India at 1:26 PKT on 28 November 1945 with a moment magnitude of 8.1 and a maximum perceived intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale.
  
  ## Earthquake
  
  The earthquake's epicenter was 97.6 kilometers south-southwest of Pasni in Balochistan and a tsunami caused damage along the Makran coastal region. Deaths from the event were reported to be at least 300 and as many as 4,000 people.
  
  Another very large earthquake (7.3 $M_s)$ occurred in nearly the same location on August 5, 1947, but not much is known about the event or its effects.
  
  