Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 17, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Eritrea on Tuesday, January 17, 1978 at 15:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Asmara (Eritrea - ER), about 194.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 40.263 and latitude 16.521.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	16.521, 40.263
UTC time	1978-01-17 15:00:27.400

Location	Asmara
Country	Eritrea (ER)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-01-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Asmara	194.0 km
Keren	210.7 km
Jizan	247.4 km
Şabyā	261.2 km
Ādīgrat	264.2 km
Abū ‘Arīsh	278.4 km
Adwa	300.5 km
Abhā	303.9 km
Wik’ro	311.6 km
Axum	314.2 km
Fayfā’	317.6 km
Bariq	321.1 km

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