M6.8 earthquake near Washuk, Balochistan

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 129 km WSW of Khuzdar, Pakistan on 28 Sept 2013, 07:34 UTC at a depth of 12 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 Washuk, about 92 km away in Balochistan, Pakistan.