Earthquake details

Saturday, March 29, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ethiopia on Saturday, March 29, 1969 at 11:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dubti (Ethiopia - ET), about 28.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 41.287 and latitude 11.885.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	11.885, 41.287
UTC time	1969-03-29 11:04:51.390

Location	Asaita
Country	Ethiopia (ET)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1969-03-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dubti	28.0 km
Logīya	37.9 km
Asaita	38.9 km
Dikhil	146.6 km
Batī	158.6 km
Ali Sabih	175.4 km
Mersa	180.0 km
Weldiya	184.8 km
Kombolcha	190.7 km
Alamata	197.0 km
Dessie	198.8 km
Kemisē	202.1 km

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