Earthquake details

Saturday, April 5, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ethiopia on Saturday, April 5, 1969 at 20:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dubti (Ethiopia - ET), about 49.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 41.389 and latitude 12.066.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	12.066, 41.389
UTC time	1969-04-05 20:14:36.200

Location	Dubti
Country	Ethiopia (ET)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1969-04-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dubti	49.9 km
Asaita	55.7 km
Logīya	58.5 km
Dikhil	151.3 km
Ali Sabih	176.3 km
Batī	178.5 km
Mersa	194.6 km
Weldiya	197.5 km
Djibouti	198.6 km
Alamata	202.8 km
Mehoni	206.4 km
Korem	208.8 km

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