M5.3 earthquake 30 km ENE of Barkhan, Pakistan
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 30 km ENE of Barkhan, Pakistan on Wed, Feb 9, 1966, 1:22 PM GMT+5 (08:22 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 13 km E 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
- 5.3 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1966-02-09 08:22:17 UTC
- Depth
- 14.6 km (9.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 29.958° N, 69.834° 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
- ±0.26
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 6.152 km NE of Barkhan, Pakistan · 22142 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.427 km E of Barkhan, Pakistan · 22143 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.451 km ENE of Barkhan, Pakistan · 22143 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
- 6.318 km ENE of Barkhan, Pakistan · 22143 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 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 · 22157 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem850039. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC.