Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 17, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Eritrea on Tuesday, July 17, 1979 at 17:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bariq (Eritrea - ER), about 255.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 40.112 and latitude 17.425.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	17.425, 40.112
UTC time	1979-07-17 17:06:57.700

Location	Asmara
Country	Eritrea (ER)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-07-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bariq	255.0 km
Keren	255.0 km
Asmara	264.3 km
Jizan	266.2 km
Abhā	268.5 km
Şabyā	268.9 km
Tokār	275.9 km
Abū ‘Arīsh	293.7 km
Khamis Mushait	294.3 km
Al Līth	303.6 km
Al Bahah	321.6 km
Fayfā’	321.8 km

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