Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 28, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Wednesday, April 28, 1971 at 15:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Muzaffarabad (Pakistan - PK), about 11.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 73.578 and latitude 34.420.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	34.420, 73.578
UTC time	1971-04-28 15:12:40.840

Location	Muzaffarabad
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-04-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Muzaffarabad	11.3 km
Mansehra	36.4 km
Abbottabad	45.4 km
Havelian	56.1 km
Battagram	58.4 km
Rawlakot	64.8 km
Bāramūla	74.1 km
Kamra	75.2 km
Haripur	75.6 km
Sopur	83.5 km
Islamabad	92.1 km
Topi	96.2 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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