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Unconfirmed earthquake or seismic-like event: 8.5 km southwest of Gujranwala, Gujrānwāla, Punjab, Pakistan, Wednesday, Mar 22, 2023 at 12:06 am (GMT +5:30) -

Unconfirmed earthquake or seismic-like event: 8.5 km southwest of Gujranwala, Gujrānwāla, Punjab, Pakistan, Wednesday, Mar 22, 2023 at 12:06 am (GMT +5:30) Unconfirmed earthquake or seismic-like event: 8.5 km southwest of Gujranwala, Gujrānwāla, Punjab, Pakistan, Wednesday, Mar 22, 2023 at 12:06 am (GMT +5:30)
21 Mar 19:06 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 30 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & timeMar 21, 2023 18:36:10 UTC -
Local time at epicenterWednesday, Mar 22, 2023 at 12:06 am (GMT +5:30)
Statusunconfirmed
Magnitudeunknown (3.8?)
Depth10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude32.09124°N / 74.13898°E (Gujrānwāla, Punjab, Pakistan)
Antipode32.091°S / 105.861°W
Shaking intensityLight shaking
Felt35 reports
Primary data sourceVolcanoDiscovery (User-reported shaking)
Nearby towns and cities8 km (5 mi) SSW of Gujranwala (pop: 1,384,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
13 km (8 mi) WNW of Eminabad (pop: 22,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
15 km (9 mi) NNW of Kamoke (pop: 199,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
21 km (13 mi) NE of Naushahra Virkan (pop: 40,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
34 km (21 mi) NNW of Muridke (pop: 164,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
63 km (39 mi) NNW of Lahore (pop: 6,310,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
124 km (77 mi) NE of Faisalabad (pop: 2,506,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
208 km (129 mi) SSE of Islamabad (pop: 601,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 15°C (59 F), humidity: 85%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from S
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410 st 14 ali block safari valley Bahria phase 8 (184 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / 5-10 s : 7.7 was recorded and everything felt displaced and vibration sensation were felt till after 1 hour of earthquake | One user found this interesting.  
Sialkot, Punjab (63.4 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 1-2 s : Somewhere between weak and light shaking. I was sitting on a plastic chair and the chair didn't moved much but I felt as if someone grabbed and tried to shake me. Few things fell down but nothing much.  
bhimbher Azad Kashmir (98.5 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / single lateral shake / 5-10 s : It's was horrible at that moment when google alert system send notification i realize window on my front is making a disturb sound that moment i realize there is no wind but its earthquake then after few seconds heavy jolt came.  
Mandibhaudin Mangat (76.3 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / both vertical and horizontal swinging / 5-10 s : I feel 5.5 earthquake 12 c | One user found this interesting.  
Raikot, Ludhiana district, Punjab (211.3 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : The door was shaking in vibrations and making noice accordingly | One user found this interesting.  
Panwan,Shahkot,Nankana Sahib,Punjab, Pakistan / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating : It was terrible vibration and people came out from their houses.it was about 4 to 5 intensity of earthquake.  
Lahore / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / complex motion difficult to describe / 20-30 s : I was in my bed, when it started happened.The children in the house started shouting and crying. The bed shook so hard that my 4 year old son got scared and thought that it is some monsters in the room. It was passing like a wave. Strong jolts felt.  
Khudian khas kasur (6.5 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt
Bhalwal (119.3 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / both vertical and horizontal swinging
near Jhelum, Punjab (116.4 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s : Received Google alarm for an earth quake close to my position. Felt weak shaking for a few seconds  
Faislabad (118.3 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 10-15 s : Very highly shaking window door I have set uper floor  
Faisalabad (119.9 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / both vertical and horizontal swinging / 20-30 s : Moderate and Strong shake with horrible sounds  
Gujranwala (9.1 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s
Chogawan Amritsar india (65.3 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / vertical swinging (up and down) / 10-15 s
Chak no.157rb gojra tehsil chak jhumra district fa (103 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 10-15 s : I feel earth rattling like vibrating I feel it very well  
Ferozpur (146.2 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 2-5 s : Weak shaking  
Gujranwala (17.4 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / rattling, vibrating / 10-15 s
Ferozpur (146.2 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 2-5 s : Weak shaking  
Lahore (75.3 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Canal road lahore (66.3 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / 20-30 s
Rāmpura (228.3 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
near Lahore, Punjab (74.3 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / both vertical and horizontal swinging / 5-10 s
Jammu city (100 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
near Lahore, Punjab (74.3 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / both vertical and horizontal swinging / 5-10 s
Lahore / Light shaking (MMI IV) / simple rolling (tilting sideways along one direction) / 15-20 s
Rawalpindi / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / vertical swinging (up and down)
Sialkot / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 20-30 s
Gujranwala / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Lahore / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 10-15 s
Wah cantt / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Lahore, Lahore Cantt, Askari 1, apartment number 2 / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / horizontal (sideways) swinging : We all came out of our apartments. We stayed out for about an hour.  
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