Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 21, 1921 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Eritrea on Wednesday, September 21, 1921 at 11:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Asmara (Eritrea - ER), about 167.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 40.382 and latitude 15.886.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 15.886, 40.382
UTC time 1921-09-21 11:01:43.690
Location Asmara
Country Eritrea (ER)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1921-09-21

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