Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 14, 1961 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ethiopia on Wednesday, June 14, 1961 at 20:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kobo (Ethiopia - ET), about 44.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 39.638 and latitude 10.364.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	20.0 km
Coordinates	10.364, 39.638
UTC time	1961-06-14 20:32:22.380

Location	Kobo
Country	Ethiopia (ET)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1961-06-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kobo	44.2 km
Kemisē	46.8 km
Robit	50.0 km
Abomsa	56.8 km
Debre Berhan	77.1 km
Kombolcha	80.7 km
Dessie	85.6 km
Batī	101.0 km
Fichē	117.4 km
Mersa	145.0 km
Gebre Guracha	149.5 km
Bichena	157.7 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

85.6 km

M 4.2

Kobo

Ethiopia · 2025-09-15 18:03 UTC

95.3 km

M 4.6

Āwash

Ethiopia · 2025-08-08 22:18 UTC

117.9 km

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