M5.0 earthquake 69 km E of Sibi, Pakistan
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 69 km E of Sibi, Pakistan on Sat, Jan 20, 1973, 5:46 PM GMT+5 (12:46 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 63 km WNW of Dera Bugti, Pakistan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-01-20 12:46:44 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 29.490° N, 68.595° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 45
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.363 km WNW of Dera Bugti, Pakistan · 19603 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.265 km ESE of Sibi, Pakistan · 19602 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayPakistan earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000007m (also filed as iscgem765100). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.