May 6, 2022 Earthquake: Khuzdar, Pakistan
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Khuzdar, Pakistan on May 6, 2022 at 06:21:18 UTC, 10 km below the surface.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- May 6, 2022
- Time
- 06:21:18 UTC
- Place
- Khuzdar, Pakistan
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 6 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 26.955° N, 66.273° E
- Country
- Pakistan
The toll
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 100
- Houses damaged
- 200
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
One person injured, 100 houses destroyed and 200 damaged and rockslides occurred in the Khuzdar area. Khuzdar, Baluchistan, Pakistan - CDI: 6; Islamabad, Federal Capital Area, Pakistan - CDI: 2 (reference #13456)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 10973.