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Two large earthquakes had occurred in the area between the Bolan Pass and Quetta in 1931. The first of these near '''Sharigh''' Mw 6.8 24 August 1931, was followed by the '''Mach''' Mw 7.3 earthquake 27 August 1931. Circumstantial evidence suggest that resulting conditions were eventually responsible for triggering the Quetta earthquake.<ref> Muhammad, Din "Earthquake risks in Quetta and surrounding regions, Balochistan, Pakistan" International Geological Congress, Oslo 2008. Accessed through a [http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:2uOArL4Isk4J:gsi.ir/General/Lang_en/Page_25/DataId_8921/Action_BodyView/WebsiteId_17/Earthquake.risks.in.quetta.and.surrounding.regions,.Balochistan,.Pakistan.html+&cd=13&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=au&client=safari cached webpage], from the link <nowiki>http://gsi.ir/General/Lang_en/Page_25/DataId_8921/Action_BodyView/WebsiteId_17/Earthquake.risks.in.quetta.and.surrounding.regions,.Balochistan,.Pakistan.html</nowiki> gsi.ir 11 September 2016</ref>
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The''' [[Quetta]]''' earthquake happened on 31 May 1935 and measured 7.7 on the Richter scale. An estimated 30,000 to 60,000 people died.
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