Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 9, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 02:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Quetta (Pakistan - PK), about 56.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 67.555 and latitude 30.342.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	30.342, 67.555
UTC time	2008-12-09 02:46:32.720

Location	Quetta
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-12-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Quetta	56.1 km
Mastung	91.2 km
Sibi	94.2 km
Loralai	100.2 km
Chaman	123.5 km
Zhob	212.5 km
Kandahar	225.9 km
Jacobabad	244.8 km
Usta Muhammad	245.6 km
Mehrabpur	252.9 km
Thul	262.2 km
Shahdad Kot	279.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Quetta Pakistan · 2025-11-07 21:44 UTC	31.5 km
M 4.9 Quetta Pakistan · 2025-10-05 13:29 UTC	135.5 km
M 4.5 Quetta Pakistan · 2025-06-17 06:32 UTC	72.0 km

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