Earthquake details

Monday, January 14, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Eritrea on Monday, January 14, 1980 at 12:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Asmara (Eritrea - ER), about 186.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 40.232 and latitude 16.453.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	16.453, 40.232
UTC time	1980-01-14 12:28:22.600

Location	Asmara
Country	Eritrea (ER)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-01-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Asmara	186.5 km
Keren	204.7 km
Jizan	252.0 km
Ādīgrat	255.9 km
Şabyā	266.6 km
Abū ‘Arīsh	283.1 km
Adwa	292.3 km
Wik’ro	303.5 km
Axum	306.0 km
Abhā	311.3 km
Fayfā’	322.9 km
Bariq	329.3 km

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