Earthquake details

Thursday, May 6, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ethiopia on Thursday, May 6, 1993 at 20:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ādīgrat (Ethiopia - ET), about 72.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 40.126 and latitude 14.395.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 14.395, 40.126
UTC time 1993-05-06 20:35:55.620
Location Ādīgrat
Country Ethiopia (ET)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-05-06

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