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M5.0 Earthquake near 12 km ENE of Sanjwal, Pakistan

UTC time: 2025-04-12 07:30:56 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
39.2 km
Source
USGS

12 km ENE of Sanjwal, Pakistan

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M5.0 Earthquake near 12 km ENE of Sanjwal, Pakistan · 2025-04-12 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near 12 km ENE of Sanjwal, Pakistan · 2025-04-12 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On April 12, 2025 at 07:30 UTC, a magnitude M5.0 earthquake occurred near 12 km ENE of Sanjwal, Pakistan. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 39 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
111d8fa54f0373481cb52c55824584becf94a30a
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
39.2 km
UTC time
2025-04-12 07:30:56 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
33.80850, 72.55570

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 39.2 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 39.2 km
Shallow
39.2 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Hazro12.7 kmNW26'309
Wah Cantt18.5 kmE400'733
Islamabad46.1 kmE601'600

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Islamabad International AirportPakistan · ISB · OPIS
    38.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • Bacha Khan International AirportPakistan · PEW · OPPS
    98.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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Global (24h)
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