M4.9 earthquake 203 km S of Ormara, Pakistan
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 203 km S of Ormara, Pakistan on Sun, May 29, 1977, 7:22 AM GMT+5 (02:22 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 207 km S of Ormara, Pakistan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-05-29 02:22:03 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.371° N, 64.552° 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
- 109
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000p2m (also filed as gcmtb052977a, gcmt19770529022203, iscgem699095). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC.