Earthquake details

Sunday, September 2, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Sunday, September 2, 1973 at 07:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pasni (Pakistan - PK), about 52.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 63.139 and latitude 24.897.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	25.0 km
Coordinates	24.897, 63.139
UTC time	1973-09-02 07:23:17.100

Location	Gwadar
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-09-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Pasni	52.6 km
Gwadar	85.8 km
Turbat	123.3 km
Chabahar	255.4 km
Qasr-e-Qand	282.9 km
Arif Wala	354.5 km
Iranshahr	355.1 km
Karachi	391.0 km
Khāsh	416.6 km
Sur	450.1 km
Kharan	468.7 km
Khuzdar	474.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Gwadar Pakistan · 2026-04-18 08:49 UTC	11.0 km
M 4.1 Gwadar Pakistan · 2026-01-15 08:06 UTC	31.2 km
M 4.5 Turbat Pakistan · 2025-06-14 13:23 UTC	76.8 km

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