Earthquake details

Thursday, December 25, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Thursday, December 25, 2008 at 22:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pasni (Pakistan - PK), about 230.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 64.499 and latitude 23.417.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	13.0 km
Coordinates	23.417, 64.499
UTC time	2008-12-25 22:40:23.600

Location	Karachi
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-12-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Pasni	230.5 km
Gwadar	291.0 km
Karachi	301.5 km
Turbat	322.9 km
Arif Wala	371.1 km
Thatta	378.2 km
Kotri	442.9 km
Chabahar	443.2 km
Hyderābād	450.7 km
Tando Muhammad Khan	451.6 km
Matli	459.1 km
Badin	462.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.8 Karachi Pakistan · 2025-12-15 19:50 UTC	300.7 km
M 4.2 Karachi Pakistan · 2025-10-01 04:33 UTC	242.5 km

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