Earthquake details

Saturday, May 31, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Saturday, May 31, 1997 at 19:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Muzaffarabad (Pakistan - PK), about 61.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 73.683 and latitude 34.893.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	34.893, 73.683
UTC time	1997-05-31 19:20:18.650

Location	Muzaffarabad
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-05-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Muzaffarabad	61.4 km
Battagram	64.9 km
Mansehra	76.9 km
Abbottabad	93.7 km
Bāramūla	97.2 km
Sopur	98.9 km
Bandipura	102.6 km
Havelian	105.1 km
Rawlakot	115.5 km
Haripur	121.0 km
Mingora	121.3 km
Kamra	128.5 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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