Earthquake details

Saturday, March 19, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Saturday, March 19, 1988 at 20:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sibi (Pakistan - PK), about 50.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 67.910 and latitude 29.999.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.1 km
Coordinates	29.999, 67.910
UTC time	1988-03-19 20:19:15.940

Location	Quetta
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-03-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sibi	50.9 km
Loralai	78.1 km
Quetta	89.9 km
Mastung	105.1 km
Chaman	173.2 km
Jacobabad	197.9 km
Usta Muhammad	203.2 km
Zhob	209.8 km
Mehrabpur	210.8 km
Thul	213.1 km
Kandhkot	230.9 km
Ghauspur	236.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Quetta Pakistan · 2025-11-07 21:44 UTC	33.5 km
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M 4.5 Quetta Pakistan · 2025-06-17 06:32 UTC	120.7 km

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