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

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