M6.1 earthquake near Kalat, Balochistan

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 27 km WSW of Kalat, Pakistan on 4 Mar 1990, 19:46 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Kalat, about 28 km away in Balochistan, Pakistan.