Pakistan earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 42 km SE of Gilgit, Pakistan

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 42 km SE of Gilgit, Pakistan on Mon, Dec 23, 2002, 6:58 AM GMT+5 (01:58 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 60 km SSW of Gilgit, Pakistan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-12-23 01:58:30 UTC
Depth
100.0 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
35.618° N, 74.596° 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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Stations used
13

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.360 km SSW of Gilgit, Pakistan · 8644 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 5.070 km SSE of Gilgit, Pakistan · 8678 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.772 km SSE of Gilgit, Pakistan · 8679 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 3.843 km W of Skardu, Pakistan · 8679 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.151 km S of Gilgit, Pakistan · 8688 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.066 km SSE of Gilgit, Pakistan · 8698 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.365 km SE of Gilgit, Pakistan · 8699 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.463 km SSE of Gilgit, Pakistan · 8703 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.365 km SSE of Gilgit, Pakistan · 8704 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 3.979 km NNE of Muzaffar?b?d, Pakistan · 8704 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.972 km W of Skardu, Pakistan · 8704 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 4.777 km SSE of Gilgit, Pakistan · 8704 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 3.854 km SSE of Gilgit, Pakistan · 8704 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bm7f. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:42 AM UTC.