M4.2 earthquake 59 km SSE of Barkhan, Pakistan
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 59 km SSE of Barkhan, Pakistan on Sat, May 11, 1985, 3:11 AM GMT+5 (22:11 UTC), 87 km (54 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 41 km NNE 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-10 22:11:29 UTC
- Depth
- 87.2 km (54.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 29.402° N, 69.767° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 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 usp0002ens. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.