M6.7 earthquake near Quetta, Balochistan

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 64 km W of Kot Malik Barkhurdar, Pakistan on 3 Oct 1975, 05:14 UTC at a depth of 11 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 Quetta, about 67 km away in Balochistan, Pakistan.