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Light mag. 4.0 earthquake - Arabian Sea, Pakistan, on Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 7:58 pm (GMT +4) -

Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 569 km depth

18 Mar 16:03 UTC: First to report: NCS after 5 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 18, 2023 15:58:36 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 7:58 pm (GMT +4)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4
Depth	569.3 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	23.0935°N / 64.7468°E (Arabian Sea, Pakistan)
Antipode	23.094°S / 115.253°W
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt
Primary data source	NCS (National Center for Seismology)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	236 km (146 mi) S of Ormara (Gwadar) (pop: 13,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 274 km (170 mi) SSE of Pasni (Gwadar) (pop: 33,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 302 km (188 mi) SW of Gadani (Las Bela) (pop: 13,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 303 km (188 mi) SW of Karachi (pop: 11,624,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 334 km (207 mi) SE of Gwadar (pop: 51,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 25.5°C (78 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 2 m/s (5 kts) from SSW
Estimated seismic energy released	6.3 x 10¹⁰ joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.0	569 km	Pakistan: 443km WNW of Dwarka, Gujarat, India	NCS

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