Earthquake details

Monday, January 14, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Eritrea on Monday, January 14, 1980 at 04:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Asmara (Eritrea - ER), about 194.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 40.268 and latitude 16.518.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	16.518, 40.268
UTC time	1980-01-14 04:10:54.000

Location	Asmara
Country	Eritrea (ER)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-01-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Asmara	194.2 km
Keren	211.0 km
Jizan	246.9 km
Şabyā	260.8 km
Ādīgrat	264.0 km
Abū ‘Arīsh	277.9 km
Adwa	300.5 km
Abhā	303.7 km
Wik’ro	311.4 km
Axum	314.2 km
Fayfā’	317.2 km
Bariq	321.1 km

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