Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 21, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ethiopia on Tuesday, September 21, 1993 at 19:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mersa (Ethiopia - ET), about 21.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 39.638 and latitude 11.478.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.2 km
Coordinates	11.478, 39.638
UTC time	1993-09-21 19:11:35.940

Location	Mersa
Country	Ethiopia (ET)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1993-09-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mersa	21.0 km
Dessie	38.4 km
Weldiya	39.3 km
Kombolcha	45.6 km
Batī	52.2 km
Kemisē	88.5 km
Lalibela	89.1 km
Alamata	104.8 km
Korem	115.1 km
Nefas Mewch’a	130.8 km
Sek’ot’a	144.1 km
Maych’ew	146.1 km

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