M5.1 earthquake near Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 41 km W of Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan on 17 Jun 2018, 14:21 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 Dera Ghazi Khan, about 42 km away in Punjab, Pakistan.