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M4.7 Earthquake near 21 km S of Rawalpindi, Pakistan

UTC time: 2025-02-15 17:48:18 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
35.8 km
Source
USGS

21 km S of Rawalpindi, Pakistan

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About this earthquake

On February 15, 2025 at 17:48 UTC, a magnitude M4.7 earthquake occurred near 21 km S of Rawalpindi, Pakistan. With a focal depth of about 36 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
ad02935e4b6e0919b0ae02d1579c292679eb98e5
Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
35.8 km
UTC time
2025-02-15 17:48:18 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
33.40670, 73.05630

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 35.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 35.8 km
Shallow
35.8 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

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Islamabad International AirportPakistan · ISB · OPIS
    26.6 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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