Earthquake details

Monday, August 1, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Monday, August 1, 1966 at 19:09 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Loralai (Pakistan - PK), about 52.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 68.699 and latitude 29.907.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	20.9 km
Coordinates	29.907, 68.699
UTC time	1966-08-01 19:09:56.540

Location	Sibi
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1966-08-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Loralai	52.5 km
Sibi	89.2 km
Quetta	166.5 km
Zhob	175.0 km
Mastung	179.3 km
Rajanpur	181.5 km
Jacobabad	182.7 km
Kashmor	185.3 km
Jampur	185.6 km
Thul	185.7 km
Dera Ghazi Khan	187.8 km
Kandhkot	190.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Loralai Pakistan · 2026-03-20 05:48 UTC	41.8 km
M 4.3 Quetta Pakistan · 2025-11-07 21:44 UTC	90.1 km
M 4.4 Sibi Pakistan · 2025-06-15 18:12 UTC	178.1 km

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