A moderately shallow magnitude 5.5 earthquake was reported early morning near Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake hit on Thursday, August 13th, 2026, at 5:35 am local time at a moderately shallow depth of 35. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.A second report was later issued by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which listed it as a magnitude 5.4 earthquake.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. Weak shaking might have been felt in Barishal (pop. 2,000) located 48 km from the epicenter, Gahkuch (pop. 10,000) 91 km away, Gilgit (pop. 216,800) 92 km away, and Jaglot (pop. 27,000) 117 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Aug 13, 2026 12:35 am (Universal Time) local time (13 Aug 2026 00:35 GMT)Magnitude: 5.4Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 36.61°N / 74.33°E (Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan)Primary data source: EMSC