M5.6 earthquake near Khuzdar, Balochistan

What happened

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 50 km W of Khuzdar, Pakistan on 21 Mar 2016, 14:48 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Khuzdar, about 51 km away in Balochistan, Pakistan.