Earthquake details

Thursday, February 27, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Thursday, February 27, 1997 at 21:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sibi (Pakistan - PK), about 49.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 68.322 and latitude 29.767.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	29.767, 68.322
UTC time	1997-02-27 21:17:25.690

Location	Sibi
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-02-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sibi	49.7 km
Loralai	72.3 km
Quetta	135.5 km
Mastung	142.7 km
Jacobabad	165.7 km
Thul	175.6 km
Usta Muhammad	179.0 km
Mehrabpur	187.0 km
Kandhkot	188.8 km
Kashmor	192.7 km
Ghauspur	195.8 km
Shikarpur	204.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Loralai Pakistan · 2026-03-20 05:48 UTC	29.3 km
M 4.3 Quetta Pakistan · 2025-11-07 21:44 UTC	72.9 km
M 4.4 Sibi Pakistan · 2025-06-15 18:12 UTC	139.5 km

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