Earthquake details

Saturday, March 29, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ethiopia on Saturday, March 29, 1969 at 13:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dubti (Ethiopia - ET), about 39.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 41.379 and latitude 11.936.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	13.6 km
Coordinates	11.936, 41.379
UTC time	1969-03-29 13:08:15.640

Location	Asaita
Country	Ethiopia (ET)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1969-03-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dubti	39.5 km
Asaita	41.4 km
Logīya	49.4 km
Dikhil	142.3 km
Ali Sabih	169.4 km
Batī	170.1 km
Mersa	190.8 km
Weldiya	195.1 km
Djibouti	196.3 km
Kombolcha	202.2 km
Alamata	205.0 km
Dessie	210.3 km

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