M6.2 earthquake near Khuzdar, Balochistan

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 61 km WSW of Khuzdar, Pakistan on 24 Apr 1992, 07:07 UTC at a depth of 25 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 Khuzdar, about 61 km away in Balochistan, Pakistan.