Earthquake details

Sunday, January 7, 1940 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Sunday, January 7, 1940 at 09:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pasni (Pakistan - PK), about 19.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 63.657 and latitude 25.229.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	25.229, 63.657
UTC time	1940-01-07 09:01:57.400

Location	Pasni
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1940-01-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Pasni	19.3 km
Turbat	105.5 km
Gwadar	134.7 km
Arif Wala	291.3 km
Chabahar	303.5 km
Qasr-e-Qand	312.6 km
Karachi	340.7 km
Iranshahr	369.3 km
Khuzdar	411.4 km
Khāsh	412.1 km
Kharan	412.3 km
Thatta	433.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Gwadar Pakistan · 2026-04-18 08:49 UTC	74.7 km
M 4.1 Gwadar Pakistan · 2026-01-15 08:06 UTC	77.6 km
M 4.5 Turbat Pakistan · 2025-06-14 13:23 UTC	89.5 km

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