Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 14, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Tuesday, August 14, 1973 at 18:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arif Wala (Pakistan - PK), about 117.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 65.655 and latitude 25.444.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	25.444, 65.655
UTC time	1973-08-14 18:24:20.200

Location	Karachi
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-08-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Arif Wala	117.2 km
Karachi	151.2 km
Pasni	220.8 km
Thatta	241.5 km
Sehwan	246.4 km
Dadu	255.9 km
Kotri	266.9 km
Turbat	268.7 km
Moro	271.0 km
Sakrand	273.7 km
Hyderābād	273.7 km
Khairpur Nathan Shah	276.9 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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