M3.9 earthquake 58 km SSE of Gilgit, Pakistan
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 58 km SSE of Gilgit, Pakistan on Thu, Feb 27, 2003, 3:55 AM GMT+5 (22:55 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 64 km SE 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
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-02-26 22:55:35 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.443° N, 74.594° 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.064 km SE of Gilgit, Pakistan · 8585 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.062 km SSE of Gilgit, Pakistan · 8571 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayPakistan earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000brjh. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:44 PM UTC.