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Saturday, November 27, 1943 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Saturday, November 27, 1943 at 08:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Zhob (Pakistan - PK), about 51.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 69.673 and latitude 31.765.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	31.765, 69.673
UTC time	1943-11-27 08:44:52.450

Location	Zhob
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1943-11-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Zhob	51.8 km
Tank	83.8 km
Shorkot	115.1 km
Dera Ismail Khan	116.5 km
Bhakkar	132.7 km
Lakki	149.7 km
Layyah	150.0 km
Taunsa	150.4 km
Bannu	161.6 km
Dullewala	167.0 km
Khōst	176.8 km
Loralai	186.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Zhob Pakistan · 2025-12-13 15:53 UTC	147.3 km
M 4.4 Zhob Pakistan · 2025-05-14 10:02 UTC	60.3 km

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