Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 24, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Wednesday, August 24, 1966 at 06:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Loralai (Pakistan - PK), about 59.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 68.543 and latitude 29.840.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	17.3 km
Coordinates	29.840, 68.543
UTC time	1966-08-24 06:51:14.970

Location	Sibi
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1966-08-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Loralai	59.3 km
Sibi	72.4 km
Quetta	153.5 km
Mastung	164.0 km
Jacobabad	173.8 km
Thul	179.5 km
Kashmor	186.5 km
Kandhkot	188.0 km
Zhob	188.3 km
Usta Muhammad	191.4 km
Rajanpur	191.6 km
Ghauspur	196.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Loralai Pakistan · 2026-03-20 05:48 UTC	32.3 km
M 4.3 Quetta Pakistan · 2025-11-07 21:44 UTC	81.7 km
M 4.4 Sibi Pakistan · 2025-06-15 18:12 UTC	161.5 km

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