Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 24, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Wednesday, May 24, 1978 at 01:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Karachi (Pakistan - PK), about 202.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 65.404 and latitude 23.786.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	30.0 km
Coordinates	23.786, 65.404
UTC time	1978-05-24 01:56:10.200

Location	Karachi
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-05-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Karachi	202.2 km
Pasni	255.8 km
Thatta	277.2 km
Arif Wala	296.6 km
Kotri	342.6 km
Turbat	342.6 km
Gwadar	345.6 km
Hyderābād	350.3 km
Tando Muhammad Khan	350.6 km
Matli	358.1 km
Badin	361.7 km
Tando Jam	365.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.8 Karachi Pakistan · 2025-12-15 19:50 UTC	212.0 km
M 4.2 Karachi Pakistan · 2025-10-01 04:33 UTC	147.0 km

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