Earthquake details

Sunday, October 28, 1945 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Djibouti on Sunday, October 28, 1945 at 00:17 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ali Sabih (Djibouti - DJ), about 45.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 43.096 and latitude 10.995.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	10.995, 43.096
UTC time	1945-10-28 00:17:13.030

Location	Ali Sabih
Country	Djibouti (DJ)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1945-10-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Ali Sabih	45.6 km
Djibouti	66.3 km
Dikhil	80.3 km
Boorama	118.3 km
Ruqi	119.4 km
Ārabī	132.5 km
Gebiley	155.3 km
Jijiga	186.0 km
Hargeisa	191.8 km
Asaita	191.9 km
Dire Dawa	206.2 km
Babīlē	214.0 km

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