M4.3 earthquake 170 km S of Ormara, Pakistan
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 170 km S of Ormara, Pakistan on Thu, Mar 19, 1987, 8:20 PM GMT+5 (15:20 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-03-19 15:20:05 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.672° N, 64.674° 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
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- 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 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00033ev. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:58 PM UTC.