M4.6 earthquake 49 km WSW of Gilgit, Pakistan
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 49 km WSW of Gilgit, Pakistan on Wed, Sep 16, 1981, 12:10 PM GMT+5 (07:10 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 northwestern Kashmir. 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
- 1981-09-16 07:10:24 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.797° N, 73.783° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1northwestern Kashmir · 16439 days ago · 58 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.229 km WNW of Barishal, Pakistan · 16409 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.966 km WSW of Gilgit, Pakistan · 16387 days ago · 74 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.766 km WSW of Gilgit, Pakistan · 16386 days ago · 50 km deep · 19 km away
Before
- 4.441 km WSW of Gilgit, Pakistan · 16442 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.848 km WSW of Gilgit, Pakistan · 16444 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.855 km WSW of Gilgit, Pakistan · 16445 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.1103 km WNW of Gilgit, Pakistan · 16445 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.660 km WSW of Gilgit, Pakistan · 16445 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.379 km WNW of Gilgit, Pakistan · 16445 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 6.269 km WSW of Gilgit, Pakistan · 16445 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fwx. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:35 AM UTC.