Earthquake details

Thursday, March 19, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Thursday, March 19, 1987 at 14:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pasni (Pakistan - PK), about 216.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 64.688 and latitude 23.664.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	23.664, 64.688
UTC time	1987-03-19 14:32:15.650

Location	Karachi
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1987-03-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Pasni	216.6 km
Karachi	270.7 km
Gwadar	289.3 km
Turbat	308.4 km
Arif Wala	337.7 km
Thatta	349.9 km
Kotri	412.7 km
Hyderābād	420.4 km
Tando Muhammad Khan	422.7 km
Matli	430.7 km
Badin	435.6 km
Tando Jam	435.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.8 Karachi Pakistan · 2025-12-15 19:50 UTC	267.4 km
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