Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 28, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Djibouti on Wednesday, March 28, 1973 at 13:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Djibouti (Djibouti - DJ), about 35.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 42.830 and latitude 11.673.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	11.673, 42.830
UTC time	1973-03-28 13:35:04.500

Location	Djibouti
Country	Djibouti (DJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-03-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Djibouti	35.6 km
Ali Sabih	59.0 km
Dikhil	80.8 km
Asaita	152.2 km
Dubti	190.7 km
Ārabī	193.9 km
Boorama	197.2 km
Ruqi	200.2 km
Logīya	201.8 km
Gebiley	236.2 km
Taiz	248.5 km
Dire Dawa	254.4 km

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