Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 23, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ethiopia on Tuesday, January 23, 1968 at 19:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Waliso (Ethiopia - ET), about 38.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 37.619 and latitude 8.603.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	8.603, 37.619
UTC time	1968-01-23 19:18:13.180

Location	Hāgere Hiywet
Country	Ethiopia (ET)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1968-01-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Waliso	38.9 km
Welk’īt’ē	39.9 km
Guder	43.8 km
Hāgere Hiywet	49.4 km
Tulu Bolo	66.2 km
Gīnch’ī	75.5 km
Butajīra	98.5 km
Ciro	109.2 km
Genet	109.8 km
Insēno	110.8 km
Sebeta	115.2 km
Hosa’ina	120.1 km

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