Earthquake details

Friday, February 10, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Friday, February 10, 1978 at 20:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gwadar (Pakistan - PK), about 21.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 62.399 and latitude 25.303.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	25.303, 62.399
UTC time	1978-02-10 20:50:47.200

Location	Gwadar
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-02-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Gwadar	21.5 km
Turbat	101.4 km
Pasni	107.8 km
Chabahar	176.7 km
Qasr-e-Qand	195.7 km
Iranshahr	272.0 km
Khāsh	345.5 km
Arif Wala	406.7 km
Sur	421.9 km
Muscat	447.4 km
Bawshar	448.5 km
Seeb	463.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Gwadar Pakistan · 2026-04-18 08:49 UTC	86.0 km
M 4.1 Gwadar Pakistan · 2026-01-15 08:06 UTC	56.6 km
M 4.5 Turbat Pakistan · 2025-06-14 13:23 UTC	50.1 km

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