Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 10, 1928 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kenya on Tuesday, January 10, 1928 at 02:25 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Iten (Kenya - KE), about 21.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 35.549 and latitude 0.478.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	0.478, 35.549
UTC time	1928-01-10 02:25:38.050

Location	Iten
Country	Kenya (KE)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1928-01-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Iten	21.9 km
Eldoret	31.4 km
Kapsabet	58.1 km
Rongai	80.5 km
Molo	83.4 km
Kitale	85.0 km
Webuye	87.6 km
Kakamega	91.3 km
Kapenguria	97.7 km
Kericho	98.7 km
Kimilili	99.0 km
Njoro	100.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.7 Nakuru Kenya · 2001-09-24 01:29 UTC	63.4 km
M 6.7 Nakuru Kenya · 1928-01-06 19:31 UTC	70.6 km

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