Earthquake details

Sunday, December 21, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Sunday, December 21, 2008 at 22:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Thal (Pakistan - PK), about 92.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 71.407 and latitude 35.962.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	74.4 km
Coordinates	35.962, 71.407
UTC time	2008-12-21 22:38:29.910

Location	Dīr
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-12-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Thal	92.8 km
Dīr	94.2 km
Asadābād	123.5 km
Fayzabad	148.3 km
Mingora	157.6 km
Bat Khela	158.2 km
Khorugh	170.6 km
Bāzārak	185.8 km
Tangi	186.3 km
Taloqan	188.7 km
Jalalabad	191.8 km
Shabqadar	194.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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