Earthquake details

Sunday, May 25, 1958 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Djibouti on Sunday, May 25, 1958 at 02:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Djibouti (Djibouti - DJ), about 86.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 43.891 and latitude 11.858.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	11.858, 43.891
UTC time	1958-05-25 02:53:51.200

Location	Djibouti
Country	Djibouti (DJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1958-05-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Djibouti	86.6 km
Ali Sabih	150.4 km
Aden	161.4 km
Dikhil	185.9 km
Taiz	192.2 km
Berbera	200.0 km
Ruqi	215.9 km
Dhī as Sufāl	221.4 km
Boorama	227.5 km
Ibb	236.9 km
Gebiley	242.0 km
Hargeisa	256.5 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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