M6.1 earthquake near Washuk, Balochistan

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 99 km WSW of Khuzdar, Pakistan on 17 Jun 1990, 04:51 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 Washuk, about 97 km away in Balochistan, Pakistan.