The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting that a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit South-Western Pakistan on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at 20:23:26 UTC (local time Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 01:23:26 AM). The epicenter of the quake is 45 km (30 miles) W of Dalbandin, Pakistan -- 1035 km (640 miles) WSW of ISLAMABAD, Pakistan.
As the epicenter was far from major populations centers, preliminary reports indicated that damage was limited. (Trending News - January 18, 2011)
| Magnitude | 7.2 |
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| Location | 28.838°N, 63.947°E |
| Depth | 84 km (52.2 miles) set by location program |
| Region | SOUTHWESTERN PAKISTAN |
| Distances | 45 km (30 miles) W of Dalbandin, Pakistan 260 km (160 miles) W of Kalat, Pakistan 310 km (190 miles) ESE of Zahedan, Iran 1035 km (640 miles) WSW of ISLAMABAD, Pakistan |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 7.1 km (4.4 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST=159, Nph=159, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.33 sec, Gp= 47°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=1 |
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| Event ID | us2011ggbx |
