Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 19, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ethiopia on Wednesday, September 19, 1979 at 18:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Logīya (Ethiopia - ET), about 88.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 40.359 and latitude 12.239.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	12.239, 40.359
UTC time	1979-09-19 18:48:12.800

Location	Weldiya
Country	Ethiopia (ET)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-09-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Logīya	88.5 km
Alamata	89.1 km
Weldiya	95.3 km
Korem	95.7 km
Dubti	96.8 km
Mehoni	99.6 km
Mersa	100.1 km
Maych’ew	107.7 km
Batī	122.4 km
Asaita	139.3 km
Lalibela	144.6 km
Kombolcha	145.3 km

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