Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 28, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Djibouti on Wednesday, March 28, 1973 at 14:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Djibouti (Djibouti - DJ), about 34.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 42.870 and latitude 11.748.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	11.748, 42.870
UTC time	1973-03-28 14:59:06.700

Location	Djibouti
Country	Djibouti (DJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-03-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Djibouti	34.8 km
Ali Sabih	68.1 km
Dikhil	90.1 km
Asaita	157.3 km
Dubti	194.9 km
Ārabī	203.0 km
Boorama	204.6 km
Logīya	206.0 km
Ruqi	206.8 km
Taiz	239.1 km
Gebiley	242.4 km
Aden	262.2 km

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