Earthquake details

Friday, January 30, 1948 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Friday, January 30, 1948 at 08:43 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pasni (Pakistan - PK), about 23.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 63.469 and latitude 25.055.

Magnitude	6.5
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	25.055, 63.469
UTC time	1948-01-30 08:43:54.500

Location	Pasni
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1948-01-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Pasni	23.2 km
Turbat	113.5 km
Gwadar	115.5 km
Chabahar	285.9 km
Qasr-e-Qand	303.2 km
Arif Wala	316.8 km
Karachi	358.1 km
Iranshahr	366.8 km
Khāsh	417.7 km
Kharan	437.9 km
Khuzdar	438.4 km
Thatta	451.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Gwadar Pakistan · 2026-04-18 08:49 UTC	48.1 km
M 4.1 Gwadar Pakistan · 2026-01-15 08:06 UTC	57.0 km
M 4.5 Turbat Pakistan · 2025-06-14 13:23 UTC	83.0 km

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