Earthquake details

Monday, March 20, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Monday, March 20, 2006 at 17:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Muzaffarabad (Pakistan - PK), about 49.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 73.747 and latitude 34.756.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	12.0 km
Coordinates	34.756, 73.747
UTC time	2006-03-20 17:40:44.810

Location	Muzaffarabad
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-03-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Muzaffarabad	49.9 km
Battagram	66.8 km
Mansehra	69.2 km
Bāramūla	81.8 km
Abbottabad	83.8 km
Sopur	84.6 km
Bandipura	90.4 km
Havelian	95.0 km
Rawlakot	100.0 km
Haripur	112.6 km
Kamra	114.4 km
Soyībug	116.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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