M5.4 earthquake 27 km E of Barkhan, Pakistan
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 27 km E of Barkhan, Pakistan on Mon, Feb 7, 1966, 10:30 AM GMT+5 (05:30 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 52 km NE of Barkhan, Pakistan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1966-02-07 05:30:17 UTC
- Depth
- 22.9 km (14.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 29.889° N, 69.815° E
- Region
- Pakistan
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
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
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.152 km NE of Barkhan, Pakistan · 22141 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.330 km ENE of Barkhan, Pakistan · 22140 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.513 km E of Barkhan, Pakistan · 22136 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
Before
- 5.451 km ENE of Barkhan, Pakistan · 22142 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
- 6.318 km ENE of Barkhan, Pakistan · 22142 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.416 km ENE of Barkhan, Pakistan · 22156 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.69 km NE of Barkhan, Pakistan · 22156 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem849963. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:04 AM UTC.