Earthquake details

Saturday, February 6, 1943 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Saturday, February 6, 1943 at 02:36 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pasni (Pakistan - PK), about 56.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 63.242 and latitude 24.797.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	24.797, 63.242
UTC time	1943-02-06 02:36:00.180

Location	Gwadar
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1943-02-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Pasni	56.7 km
Gwadar	99.3 km
Turbat	135.5 km
Chabahar	267.8 km
Qasr-e-Qand	297.7 km
Arif Wala	350.7 km
Iranshahr	370.3 km
Karachi	380.8 km
Khāsh	431.3 km
Sur	452.6 km
Thatta	473.2 km
Kharan	473.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Gwadar Pakistan · 2026-04-18 08:49 UTC	17.8 km
M 4.1 Gwadar Pakistan · 2026-01-15 08:06 UTC	46.3 km
M 4.5 Turbat Pakistan · 2025-06-14 13:23 UTC	91.3 km

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