Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 10, 1952 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ethiopia on Wednesday, September 10, 1952 at 09:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wik’ro (Ethiopia - ET), about 24.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 39.830 and latitude 13.830.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 13.830, 39.830
UTC time 1952-09-10 09:06:08.450
Location Wik’ro
Country Ethiopia (ET)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1952-09-10

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