Earthquake details

Friday, April 10, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Friday, April 10, 1970 at 10:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Karachi (Pakistan - PK), about 61.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 66.801 and latitude 25.381.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	27.4 km
Coordinates	25.381, 66.801
UTC time	1970-04-10 10:23:59.470

Location	Karachi
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1970-04-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Karachi	61.6 km
Arif Wala	116.6 km
Thatta	133.4 km
Kotri	151.6 km
Sehwan	157.4 km
Hyderābād	158.5 km
Hala	169.7 km
Sakrand	170.1 km
Tando Jam	173.9 km
Tando Muhammad Khan	177.1 km
Dadu	179.1 km
Moro	186.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.8 Karachi Pakistan · 2025-12-15 19:50 UTC	29.2 km
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