M4.0 earthquake 62 km SSE of Gilgit, Pakistan
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 62 km SSE of Gilgit, Pakistan on Sat, Apr 5, 2003, 2:05 AM GMT+5 (21:05 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 54 km ESE 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
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-04-04 21:05:11 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.372° N, 74.473° 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
- Station coverage gap
- 69°
- Stations used
- 27
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
- 4.554 km ESE of Gilgit, Pakistan · 8522 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.371 km SSE of Gilgit, Pakistan · 8515 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayPakistan earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000buct. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:13 AM UTC.