Earthquake details

Thursday, February 27, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Thursday, February 27, 1997 at 21:08 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Loralai (Pakistan - PK), about 57.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 68.208 and latitude 29.976.

Magnitude	7.1
Alert	Extreme
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	29.976, 68.208
UTC time	1997-02-27 21:08:02.360

Location	Sibi
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1997-02-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Loralai	57.8 km
Sibi	57.8 km
Quetta	118.5 km
Mastung	133.0 km
Jacobabad	189.9 km
Zhob	192.9 km
Chaman	198.4 km
Usta Muhammad	200.9 km
Thul	200.9 km
Mehrabpur	208.7 km
Kandhkot	214.5 km
Kashmor	217.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Loralai Pakistan · 2026-03-20 05:48 UTC	9.7 km
M 4.3 Quetta Pakistan · 2025-11-07 21:44 UTC	47.8 km
M 4.4 Sibi Pakistan · 2025-06-15 18:12 UTC	147.4 km

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