Earthquake details

Saturday, March 29, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ethiopia on Saturday, March 29, 1969 at 09:15 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dubti (Ethiopia - ET), about 18.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 41.175 and latitude 11.867.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	12.7 km
Coordinates	11.867, 41.175
UTC time	1969-03-29 09:15:53.500

Location	Dubti
Country	Ethiopia (ET)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1969-03-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dubti	18.0 km
Logīya	26.4 km
Asaita	43.9 km
Batī	147.0 km
Dikhil	155.5 km
Mersa	167.7 km
Weldiya	172.6 km
Kombolcha	179.0 km
Ali Sabih	185.5 km
Alamata	186.1 km
Dessie	187.0 km
Kemisē	191.6 km

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