M5.6 earthquake 9 km NE of Barkhan, Pakistan
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Barkhan, Pakistan on Mon, Jan 24, 1966, 12:23 PM GMT+5 (07:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.3 18 km ENE 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
- 5.6 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1966-01-24 07:23:09 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 29.953° N, 69.606° E
- Region
- Pakistan
- Strongest shaking
- VII, very strong 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
- VII, very strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 28.2% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 3.1 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 2.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.416 km ENE of Barkhan, Pakistan · 22163 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
- 6.318 km ENE of Barkhan, Pakistan · 22149 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.451 km ENE of Barkhan, Pakistan · 22149 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.427 km E of Barkhan, Pakistan · 22149 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
- 6.152 km NE of Barkhan, Pakistan · 22149 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.330 km ENE of Barkhan, Pakistan · 22147 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.513 km E of Barkhan, Pakistan · 22143 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem851175. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:14 PM UTC.