A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Khuzdar in Pakistan. The 5.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:48:52 / 7:48 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 66.0939° East, 27.839° North, depth 16.04 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/03/16 / 2016-03-21 14:48:52 / March 21, 2016 @ 2:48 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 16.04 km (10 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20005bft. Id of event: us20005bft.
The epicenter was 106 km (66 miles) from Khārān (c. 30 800 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Sūrāb (c. 13 100 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Pakistan (c. 184 405 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Khārān, Sūrāb.
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 55 km WNW of Khuzdar, Pakistan.
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