Earthquake details

Thursday, February 27, 1913 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ethiopia on Thursday, February 27, 1913 at 16:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ādīgrat (Ethiopia - ET), about 46.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 39.380 and latitude 14.690.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 14.690, 39.380
UTC time 1913-02-27 16:22:57.220
Location Ādīgrat
Country Ethiopia (ET)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1913-02-27

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