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Saturday, May 6, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Saturday, May 6, 1978 at 11:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mastung (Pakistan - PK), about 61.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 66.208 and latitude 29.841.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	29.841, 66.208
UTC time	1978-05-06 11:16:09.900

Location	Quetta
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-05-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mastung	61.7 km
Quetta	85.5 km
Chaman	122.1 km
Kharan	159.7 km
Sibi	164.8 km
Kandahar	203.0 km
Khuzdar	229.3 km
Loralai	237.6 km
Usta Muhammad	257.4 km
Mehrabpur	261.8 km
Lashkar Gah	262.6 km
Gereshk	270.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Quetta Pakistan · 2025-11-07 21:44 UTC	168.8 km
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M 4.5 Quetta Pakistan · 2025-06-17 06:32 UTC	163.3 km

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