Pakistan earthquakes

M6.8 earthquake Pakistan

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck in Pakistan on Tue, Aug 25, 1931, 3:05 AM GMT+5:30 (21:35 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.2 14 km SSE of Mach, Pakistan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
6.8 (mw), strong
Local time
UTC
1931-08-24 21:35:24 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.714° N, 67.726° E
Region
Pakistan
Strongest shaking
VIII, severe shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
VIII, severe shaking
Peak ground acceleration
33.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
3.7 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.87 km NNW of Dadhar, Pakistan · 34727 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 5.618 km E of Sibi, Pakistan · 34727 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 5.820 km SE of Harnai, Pakistan · 34727 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 5.454 km WSW of Bhag, Pakistan · 34726 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 5.515 km SE of Harnai, Pakistan · 34726 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 5.66 km SW of Sibi, Pakistan · 34725 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 7.214 km SSE of Mach, Pakistan · 34724 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 5.932 km SSW of Duki, Pakistan · 34724 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 5.723 km WNW of Bhag, Pakistan · 34723 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 5.53 km WSW of Sibi, Pakistan · 34717 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 5.7Pakistan · 34714 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 5.317 km WNW of Harnai, Pakistan · 34712 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem906960. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 9:12 PM UTC.