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Thursday, March 16, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Thursday, March 16, 1978 at 02:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mastung (Pakistan - PK), about 54.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 66.302 and latitude 29.926.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	29.926, 66.302
UTC time	1978-03-16 02:00:00.500

Location	Quetta
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-03-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mastung	54.3 km
Quetta	73.3 km
Chaman	111.3 km
Sibi	158.1 km
Kharan	172.4 km
Kandahar	196.2 km
Loralai	226.5 km
Khuzdar	237.3 km
Usta Muhammad	258.1 km
Lashkar Gah	261.8 km
Mehrabpur	262.9 km
Gereshk	268.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Quetta Pakistan · 2025-11-07 21:44 UTC	157.3 km
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M 4.5 Quetta Pakistan · 2025-06-17 06:32 UTC	150.3 km

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