M6.1 earthquake 52 km NE of Barkhan, Pakistan
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 52 km NE of Barkhan, Pakistan on Tue, Feb 8, 1966, 4:06 AM GMT+5 (23:06 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1966-02-07 23:06:37 UTC
- Depth
- 17.2 km (10.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 30.235° N, 69.905° 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
- 32.4% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 3.6 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- ±0.30
- 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.330 km ENE of Barkhan, Pakistan · 22141 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.513 km E of Barkhan, Pakistan · 22136 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
Before
- 5.427 km E of Barkhan, Pakistan · 22143 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.451 km ENE of Barkhan, Pakistan · 22143 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
- 6.318 km ENE of Barkhan, Pakistan · 22143 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.416 km ENE of Barkhan, Pakistan · 22156 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.69 km NE of Barkhan, Pakistan · 22157 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem849991 (also filed as atlas19660207230637). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:33 PM UTC.