Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 16, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Djibouti on Tuesday, October 16, 1979 at 20:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Djibouti (Djibouti - DJ), about 77.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 43.858 and latitude 11.610.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	11.610, 43.858
UTC time	1979-10-16 20:45:54.400

Location	Djibouti
Country	Djibouti (DJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-10-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Djibouti	77.8 km
Ali Sabih	134.8 km
Dikhil	171.9 km
Berbera	181.5 km
Aden	182.7 km
Ruqi	188.2 km
Boorama	200.4 km
Gebiley	214.1 km
Taiz	220.0 km
Hargeisa	229.3 km
Ārabī	236.5 km
Dhī as Sufāl	249.2 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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