M5.7 Earthquake — Pakistan

Measurements

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Earthquake data courtesy of EMSC

This is a scientific measurement of an event that has already happened. It is not a warning, and it does not tell you what to do.

Not rated by source. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre does not publish a severity for this; the level shown is our own classification.

Also reported by: USGS

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Source updated 2 days ago (Oct 17, 2026 05:27 UTC) · we last heard from European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre 52 seconds ago

What has changed

• Magnitude revised from M5.6 to M5.7 — Oct 17, 05:25 UTC by European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre
• Magnitude revised from M5.9 to M5.6 — Oct 17, 05:17 UTC by European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre
• Magnitude revised from M5.8 to M5.9 — Oct 17, 05:15 UTC by European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre

Figures published in the first minutes of an event are preliminary. A change here is the agency refining its own estimate, not a correction to this page.

What USGS has published since this earthquake

Shaking and its likely impact

USGS estimates about 3,600 people were exposed to very strong shaking or worse (intensity VII and above), and about 35,000 more to strong shaking (intensity VI).

USGS's PAGER system gives a yellow alert for deaths, with 0 to 1 the most likely range; and a yellow alert for economic losses, with $1 million to $10 million the most likely range. These are estimates from a model of the shaking and the population it reached, not a count.

USGS PAGER, automatic.

Reports of the shaking

USGS received 2 "Did You Feel It?" reports; the strongest shaking reported was intensity V (moderate).

How far the shaking reached

• Strong shaking (intensity VI) or more reached about 15 km from the epicentre at its farthest.
• Moderate shaking (intensity V) or more reached about 35 km from the epicentre at its farthest.
• Light shaking (intensity IV) or more reached about 100 km from the epicentre at its farthest.

USGS ShakeMap, automatic: an estimate built from seismic stations, felt reports and a model where there are neither. Distances are in a straight line from USGS's epicentre; the lines on the map above are USGS's contours, simplified. Shaking varies with the ground, so a place inside a line may have felt less or more.

From the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS event page has the maps and everything USGS has published for this earthquake.

Official authorities in Pakistan

If you are there, these are the bodies whose instructions apply. This site is not an emergency service and does not issue warnings.

• National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
• Pakistan Meteorological Department

General safety information

No authority has issued instructions for this event. The guidance below is general background reading, not a response to it.

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