Pakistan earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 72 km W of Skardu, Pakistan

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 72 km W of Skardu, Pakistan on Sun, Nov 24, 2002, 6:32 PM GMT+5 (13:32 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 70 km SSE of Gilgit, Pakistan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.9 (mb), light
Local time: Sun, Nov 24, 2002, 6:32 PM GMT+5
UTC: 2002-11-24 13:32:46 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 35.318° N, 74.834° E
Region: Pakistan
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 84

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bja6 (also filed as iscgem6139951). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.