Earthquake details

Sunday, July 12, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Sunday, July 12, 1998 at 20:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sibi (Pakistan - PK), about 62.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 67.808 and latitude 30.104.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	30.104, 67.808
UTC time	1998-07-12 20:52:16.150

Location	Quetta
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1998-07-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sibi	62.8 km
Quetta	78.2 km
Loralai	81.6 km
Mastung	98.8 km
Chaman	158.4 km
Zhob	208.9 km
Jacobabad	211.9 km
Usta Muhammad	215.7 km
Mehrabpur	223.2 km
Thul	227.8 km
Kandhkot	246.1 km
Shahdad Kot	251.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Quetta Pakistan · 2025-11-07 21:44 UTC	22.8 km
M 4.9 Quetta Pakistan · 2025-10-05 13:29 UTC	161.0 km
M 4.5 Quetta Pakistan · 2025-06-17 06:32 UTC	105.8 km

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