M3.9 earthquake 50 km NNE of Skardu, Pakistan
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 50 km NNE of Skardu, Pakistan on Tue, Dec 31, 2002, 6:07 AM GMT+5 (01:07 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 60 km E of Skardu, Pakistan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-31 01:07:55 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.727° N, 75.814° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.160 km E of Skardu, Pakistan · 8630 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.664 km N of Thang, India · 8629 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.069 km NNW of Thang, India · 8624 days ago · 100 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bms0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:44 AM UTC.