Earthquake details

Monday, August 12, 1963 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Monday, August 12, 1963 at 18:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gwadar (Pakistan - PK), about 42.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 62.721 and latitude 25.260.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	20.0 km
Coordinates	25.260, 62.721
UTC time	1963-08-12 18:29:39.730

Location	Gwadar
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1963-08-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Gwadar	42.7 km
Pasni	75.3 km
Turbat	88.8 km
Chabahar	209.2 km
Qasr-e-Qand	226.0 km
Iranshahr	296.8 km
Khāsh	362.0 km
Arif Wala	377.4 km
Karachi	434.8 km
Sur	442.0 km
Kharan	456.5 km
Muscat	475.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Gwadar Pakistan · 2026-04-18 08:49 UTC	59.9 km
M 4.1 Gwadar Pakistan · 2026-01-15 08:06 UTC	27.2 km
M 4.5 Turbat Pakistan · 2025-06-14 13:23 UTC	31.8 km

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