Earthquake details

Sunday, May 17, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Pakistan on Sunday, May 17, 2015 at 11:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chabahar (Pakistan - PK), about 152.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 61.260 and latitude 24.041.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.3 km
Coordinates	24.041, 61.260
UTC time	2015-05-17 11:16:53.160

Location	Gwadar
Country	Pakistan (PK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2015-05-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chabahar	152.6 km
Gwadar	161.6 km
Sur	241.3 km
Qasr-e-Qand	251.0 km
Pasni	261.7 km
Turbat	283.2 km
Muscat	294.9 km
Bawshar	295.8 km
Seeb	315.3 km
Sufālat Samā’il	340.3 km
Iranshahr	356.7 km
Izkī	377.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Gwadar Pakistan · 2026-04-18 08:49 UTC	202.6 km
M 4.1 Gwadar Pakistan · 2026-01-15 08:06 UTC	202.5 km
M 4.5 Turbat Pakistan · 2025-06-14 13:23 UTC	229.2 km

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