M3.8 earthquake 49 km SSE of Gilgit, Pakistan
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 49 km SSE of Gilgit, Pakistan on Tue, Feb 25, 2003, 7:56 PM GMT+5 (14:56 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 58 km SSE of Gilgit, Pakistan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-02-25 14:56:01 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.502° N, 74.510° 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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000brfg. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC.