- published: 22 Jul 2014
- views: 429
Dalbandin (Urdu: دالبندین) is a town and Union council of Balochistan, Pakistan. Dalbandin is famous for fruit orchards.
On 19th January, 2011, it was struck by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake. At that time it was a sparsely populated area with a population of 15,000. It is located at 28°52'60N 64°25'0E at an altitude of 843 m (2769 ft). The tremors of the earthquake were felt from Dubai in the middle-east to Karachi and Lahore in eastern Pakistan. The damage from earthquake was limited since Dalbandin is sparsely populated and the earthquake was shallower.
Coordinates: 28°53′N 64°25′E / 28.883°N 64.417°E / 28.883; 64.417