Earthquake details

Monday, January 5, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Monday, January 5, 1998 at 16:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kharan (Pakistan - PK), about 114.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 64.352 and latitude 29.013.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	18.5 km
Coordinates	29.013, 64.352
UTC time	1998-01-05 16:58:35.290

Location	Kharan
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1998-01-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kharan	114.1 km
Mastung	257.2 km
Khuzdar	258.4 km
Lashkar Gah	287.3 km
Quetta	287.7 km
Chaman	293.2 km
Gereshk	313.3 km
Kandahar	317.5 km
Khāsh	318.9 km
Zaranj	323.5 km
Zahedan	343.1 km
Sibi	347.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Kharan Pakistan · 2026-01-26 13:44 UTC	35.7 km
M 4.2 Kharan Pakistan · 2025-07-10 02:00 UTC	148.1 km

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