Zalzala Koh
Satellite imagery shows the island in the bay west of Gwadar. | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 25°10′58″N 62°16′16″E / 25.182778°N 62.271111°E |
| Adjacent to | Arabian Sea |
| Total islands | 1 |
| Highest elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Balochistan | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| First appeared 24 September 2013 | |
Zalzala Koh (Urdu: زلزلہ کوہ, Earthquake Mountain) or Zalzala Jazeera (Urdu: زلزلہ جزیرہ, Earthquake Island) was a small island off the coast of the port city of Gwadar in Balochistan province of Pakistan which appeared on 24 September 2013 just hours after a powerful earthquake in Blochistan on that day. As predicted by many geologists, the island soon started to submerge, with satellite images indicating the island had sunk 3 m (10 ft) into the sea one month after its initial appearance. By the end of 2016, the island had disappeared.