Earthquake details

Monday, October 27, 1930 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Somalia on Monday, October 27, 1930 at 23:28 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ruqi (Somalia - SO), about 71.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 43.460 and latitude 10.613.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	10.613, 43.460
UTC time	1930-10-27 23:28:33.950

Location	Boorama
Country	Somalia (SO)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1930-10-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Ruqi	71.3 km
Boorama	81.2 km
Ali Sabih	101.6 km
Gebiley	103.2 km
Djibouti	114.0 km
Ārabī	128.3 km
Dikhil	131.2 km
Hargeisa	134.7 km
Jijiga	158.1 km
Berbera	171.2 km
Babīlē	197.9 km
Harar	206.3 km

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