Earthquake details

Thursday, December 21, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Djibouti on Thursday, December 21, 1978 at 04:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Djibouti (Djibouti - DJ), about 10.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 43.093 and latitude 11.513.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	11.513, 43.093
UTC time	1978-12-21 04:03:55.700

Location	Djibouti
Country	Djibouti (DJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-12-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Djibouti	10.2 km
Ali Sabih	57.5 km
Dikhil	91.1 km
Ruqi	175.3 km
Boorama	175.8 km
Asaita	180.5 km
Ārabī	184.6 km
Gebiley	210.0 km
Dubti	220.6 km
Logīya	231.6 km
Berbera	241.6 km
Hargeisa	242.0 km

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