Earthquake details

Sunday, May 29, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Sunday, May 29, 1977 at 08:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pasni (Pakistan - PK), about 244.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 64.619 and latitude 23.337.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	23.337, 64.619
UTC time	1977-05-29 08:51:54.400

Location	Karachi
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-05-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Pasni	244.1 km
Karachi	296.3 km
Gwadar	306.1 km
Turbat	336.4 km
Thatta	370.8 km
Arif Wala	373.2 km
Kotri	437.0 km
Tando Muhammad Khan	444.6 km
Hyderābād	444.7 km
Matli	451.7 km
Badin	453.4 km
Chabahar	458.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.8 Karachi Pakistan · 2025-12-15 19:50 UTC	299.4 km
M 4.2 Karachi Pakistan · 2025-10-01 04:33 UTC	239.0 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.

Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.

Set up alerts Create account