Earthquake details

Thursday, January 5, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Thursday, January 5, 1978 at 03:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Loralai (Pakistan - PK), about 83.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 68.757 and latitude 29.638.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	29.638, 68.757
UTC time	1978-01-05 03:26:39.100

Location	Sibi
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-01-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Loralai	83.0 km
Sibi	85.8 km
Jacobabad	154.1 km
Thul	155.6 km
Kashmor	156.5 km
Kandhkot	160.4 km
Rajanpur	163.7 km
Ghauspur	169.9 km
Usta Muhammad	176.8 km
Jampur	177.8 km
Quetta	180.0 km
Mehrabpur	184.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Loralai Pakistan · 2026-03-20 05:48 UTC	62.7 km
M 4.3 Quetta Pakistan · 2025-11-07 21:44 UTC	112.0 km
M 4.4 Sibi Pakistan · 2025-06-15 18:12 UTC	167.9 km

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