M5.0 earthquake 171 km S of Ormara, Pakistan
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 171 km S of Ormara, Pakistan on Thu, Mar 19, 1987, 7:32 PM GMT+5 (14:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-03-19 14:32:15 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.664° N, 64.688° E
- Region
- Pakistan
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | Mw, moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 4.97 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.0 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
CENTROID, MOMENT TENSOR (HRV) Data Used: GDSN L.P.B.: 14S, 21C Centroid Location: Origin Time 14:32:16.6 1.0 Lat 23.27N 0.14 Lon 64.48E 0.15 Dep 35.7 9.2 Half-duration 1.2 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**16 Nm Mrr=-2.55 0.32 Mtt=2.21 0.56 Mff=0.34 0.41 Mrt=1.78 0.87 Mrf=-1.70 0.94 Mtf=1.50 0.43 Principal Axes: (T) Val=3.17 Plg=10 Azm=337 (N) Val=0.97 Plg=31 Azm=73 (P) Val=-4.14 Plg=57 Azm=232 Best Double Couple:Mo=3.6*10**16 NP1:Strike=35 Dip=45 Slip=-138 NP2:Strike=272 Dip=62 Slip=-54
From the USGS event page for usp00033et. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 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 usp00033et (also filed as gcmtb031987b, gcmt19870319143219, iscgem472507). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:01 PM UTC.