Earthquake details

Saturday, October 25, 1930 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ethiopia on Saturday, October 25, 1930 at 16:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dire Dawa (Ethiopia - ET), about 55.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 41.542 and latitude 9.216.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	9.216, 41.542
UTC time	1930-10-25 16:28:25.450

Location	Dire Dawa
Country	Ethiopia (ET)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1930-10-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dire Dawa	55.0 km
‘Alemaya	55.0 km
Harar	64.2 km
Āsbe Teferī	75.6 km
Babīlē	86.8 km
Bedessa	90.5 km
Gelemso	121.2 km
Ārabī	133.4 km
Jijiga	139.0 km
Āwash	153.2 km
Abomsa	191.2 km
Boorama	197.1 km

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