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

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