Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 27, 1938 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ethiopia on Tuesday, September 27, 1938 at 02:31 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kemisē (Ethiopia - ET), about 47.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 40.238 and latitude 10.492.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	10.492, 40.238
UTC time	1938-09-27 02:31:56.330

Location	Kemisē
Country	Ethiopia (ET)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1938-09-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kemisē	47.4 km
Abomsa	63.1 km
Kobo	66.7 km
Robit	66.8 km
Batī	81.5 km
Kombolcha	85.0 km
Dessie	97.3 km
Debre Berhan	119.0 km
Mersa	145.7 km
Logīya	159.5 km
Weldiya	164.6 km
Dubti	166.1 km

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