M4.6 earthquake 60 km WSW of Gilgit, Pakistan
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 60 km WSW of Gilgit, Pakistan on Sat, Sep 12, 1981, 5:33 PM GMT+5 (12:33 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 55 km WSW of Gilgit, Pakistan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-09-12 12:33:36 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.728° N, 73.691° 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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1103 km WNW of Gilgit, Pakistan · 16445 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.855 km WSW of Gilgit, Pakistan · 16445 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.848 km WSW of Gilgit, Pakistan · 16444 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.441 km WSW of Gilgit, Pakistan · 16442 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.649 km WSW of Gilgit, Pakistan · 16441 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.1northwestern Kashmir · 16439 days ago · 58 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.966 km WSW of Gilgit, Pakistan · 16387 days ago · 74 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.766 km WSW of Gilgit, Pakistan · 16386 days ago · 50 km deep · 8 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fty. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 10:35 AM UTC.