Earthquake details

Sunday, August 24, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Sunday, August 24, 1997 at 13:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sibi (Pakistan - PK), about 60.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 68.004 and latitude 30.077.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	30.077, 68.004
UTC time	1997-08-24 13:15:21.860

Location	Quetta
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-08-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sibi	60.7 km
Loralai	65.8 km
Quetta	97.3 km
Mastung	115.9 km
Chaman	175.8 km
Zhob	197.3 km
Jacobabad	204.2 km
Usta Muhammad	211.5 km
Thul	217.8 km
Mehrabpur	219.2 km
Kandhkot	233.7 km
Kashmor	238.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Quetta Pakistan · 2025-11-07 21:44 UTC	27.4 km
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M 4.5 Quetta Pakistan · 2025-06-17 06:32 UTC	117.9 km

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