Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 8, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ethiopia on Tuesday, April 8, 1969 at 02:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Asaita (Ethiopia - ET), about 39.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 41.486 and latitude 11.918.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	11.918, 41.486
UTC time	1969-04-08 02:13:58.370

Location	Asaita
Country	Ethiopia (ET)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1969-04-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Asaita	39.3 km
Dubti	48.6 km
Logīya	59.2 km
Dikhil	132.3 km
Ali Sabih	158.4 km
Batī	179.5 km
Djibouti	184.5 km
Mersa	202.0 km
Weldiya	206.6 km
Kombolcha	211.7 km
Alamata	216.8 km
Dessie	220.1 km

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