M6.1 earthquake near Nushki, Balochistan

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 25 km SSE of Nushki, Pakistan on 27 Feb 1920, 03:51 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Nushki, about 25 km away in Balochistan, Pakistan.