Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 5, 1947 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Tuesday, August 5, 1947 at 14:24 UTC with a magnitude of 6.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pasni (Pakistan - PK), about 16.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 63.369 and latitude 25.144.

Magnitude	6.8
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	25.144, 63.369
UTC time	1947-08-05 14:24:14.640

Location	Pasni
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1947-08-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Pasni	16.7 km
Turbat	100.7 km
Gwadar	105.2 km
Chabahar	275.0 km
Qasr-e-Qand	289.8 km
Arif Wala	321.6 km
Iranshahr	352.7 km
Karachi	368.7 km
Khāsh	404.0 km
Kharan	433.5 km
Khuzdar	438.8 km
Thatta	461.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Gwadar Pakistan · 2026-04-18 08:49 UTC	46.9 km
M 4.1 Gwadar Pakistan · 2026-01-15 08:06 UTC	47.4 km
M 4.5 Turbat Pakistan · 2025-06-14 13:23 UTC	69.0 km

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