Earthquake details

Thursday, August 27, 1931 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Thursday, August 27, 1931 at 15:27 UTC with a magnitude of 7.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sibi (Pakistan - PK), about 52.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 67.391 and latitude 29.745.

Magnitude	7.2
Alert	Extreme
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	29.745, 67.391
UTC time	1931-08-27 15:27:21.770

Location	Quetta
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1931-08-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sibi	52.1 km
Mastung	53.1 km
Quetta	61.7 km
Loralai	135.5 km
Chaman	158.7 km
Usta Muhammad	185.7 km
Jacobabad	192.1 km
Mehrabpur	192.5 km
Thul	215.0 km
Shahdad Kot	217.2 km
Khuzdar	228.2 km
Kharan	231.5 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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