Earthquake details

Thursday, February 27, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Thursday, February 27, 1997 at 21:30 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sibi (Pakistan - PK), about 50.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 67.977 and latitude 29.985.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	29.985, 67.977
UTC time	1997-02-27 21:30:36.570

Location	Quetta
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1997-02-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sibi	50.1 km
Loralai	73.6 km
Quetta	96.6 km
Mastung	111.1 km
Chaman	179.4 km
Jacobabad	194.8 km
Usta Muhammad	201.3 km
Zhob	206.5 km
Mehrabpur	209.0 km
Thul	209.2 km
Kandhkot	226.2 km
Ghauspur	232.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Quetta Pakistan · 2025-11-07 21:44 UTC	36.2 km
M 4.9 Quetta Pakistan · 2025-10-05 13:29 UTC	179.2 km
M 4.5 Quetta Pakistan · 2025-06-17 06:32 UTC	125.2 km

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