Earthquake details

Saturday, June 3, 1961 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ethiopia on Saturday, June 3, 1961 at 15:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Abomsa (Ethiopia - ET), about 39.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 40.138 and latitude 10.305.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	20.0 km
Coordinates	10.305, 40.138
UTC time	1961-06-03 15:23:21.120

Location	Kobo
Country	Ethiopia (ET)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1961-06-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Abomsa	39.6 km
Robit	43.5 km
Kobo	43.9 km
Kemisē	54.4 km
Debre Berhan	96.2 km
Kombolcha	96.6 km
Batī	99.6 km
Dessie	107.5 km
Āwash	146.0 km
Āsbe Teferī	157.6 km
Mersa	160.7 km
Fichē	163.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.9

Debre Berhan

Ethiopia · 2025-10-26 05:24 UTC

85.7 km

M 4.2

Kobo

Ethiopia · 2025-09-15 18:03 UTC

46.7 km

M 4.6

Āwash

Ethiopia · 2025-08-08 22:18 UTC

100.1 km

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