Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 16, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Djibouti on Tuesday, October 16, 1979 at 22:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ali Sabih (Djibouti - DJ), about 42.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 42.888 and latitude 10.817.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	10.817, 42.888
UTC time	1979-10-16 22:14:07.900

Location	Ali Sabih
Country	Djibouti (DJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-10-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Ali Sabih	42.3 km
Dikhil	65.1 km
Djibouti	90.4 km
Boorama	103.2 km
Ārabī	104.5 km
Ruqi	111.0 km
Gebiley	148.2 km
Jijiga	163.6 km
Dire Dawa	176.3 km
Asaita	179.0 km
‘Alemaya	185.4 km
Babīlē	187.3 km

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