Earthquake details

Saturday, November 13, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ethiopia on Saturday, November 13, 1971 at 15:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kemisē (Ethiopia - ET), about 16.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 39.872 and latitude 10.868.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	10.868, 39.872
UTC time	1971-11-13 15:47:41.680

Location	Kemisē
Country	Ethiopia (ET)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-11-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kemisē	16.8 km
Kombolcha	27.6 km
Batī	39.3 km
Dessie	39.4 km
Mersa	92.2 km
Kobo	93.5 km
Robit	97.3 km
Abomsa	99.2 km
Weldiya	111.1 km
Debre Berhan	137.4 km
Logīya	154.1 km
Lalibela	157.8 km

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