Earthquake details

Friday, February 20, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Friday, February 20, 2009 at 03:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rawlakot (Pakistan - PK), about 40.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 73.900 and latitude 34.203.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	12.0 km
Coordinates	34.203, 73.900
UTC time	2009-02-20 03:48:48.520

Location	Muzaffarabad
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-02-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Rawlakot	40.5 km
Bāramūla	40.8 km
Muzaffarabad	43.6 km
Sopur	53.5 km
Kamra	62.1 km
Abbottabad	63.7 km
Mansehra	66.2 km
Havelian	70.2 km
Bandipura	72.4 km
Soyībug	75.6 km
Kotli	76.2 km
Srinagar	84.4 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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