Earthquake details

Thursday, September 23, 1915 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ethiopia on Thursday, September 23, 1915 at 08:14 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Axum (Ethiopia - ET), about 43.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 38.581 and latitude 14.482.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 14.482, 38.581
UTC time 1915-09-23 08:14:46.480
Location Axum
Country Ethiopia (ET)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1915-09-23

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