Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 28, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Djibouti on Wednesday, March 28, 1973 at 13:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Djibouti (Djibouti - DJ), about 46.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 42.746 and latitude 11.739.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	11.739, 42.746
UTC time	1973-03-28 13:42:06.700

Location	Djibouti
Country	Djibouti (DJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-03-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Djibouti	46.6 km
Ali Sabih	65.0 km
Dikhil	81.7 km
Asaita	143.8 km
Dubti	181.4 km
Logīya	192.5 km
Ārabī	199.7 km
Boorama	206.3 km
Ruqi	210.2 km
Gebiley	246.4 km
Taiz	247.3 km
Dire Dawa	257.5 km

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