Earthquake details

Friday, July 3, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ethiopia on Friday, July 3, 1964 at 19:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kombolcha (Ethiopia - ET), about 12.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 39.821 and latitude 11.165.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	11.165, 39.821
UTC time	1964-07-03 19:18:30.110

Location	Dessie
Country	Ethiopia (ET)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1964-07-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kombolcha	12.6 km
Dessie	20.8 km
Batī	21.6 km
Kemisē	50.2 km
Mersa	58.9 km
Weldiya	77.9 km
Kobo	126.6 km
Lalibela	128.2 km
Robit	130.6 km
Abomsa	132.7 km
Logīya	141.0 km
Alamata	142.1 km

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