Earthquake details

Friday, August 9, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Djibouti on Friday, August 9, 2002 at 22:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Djibouti (Djibouti - DJ), about 60.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 43.651 and latitude 11.818.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	11.818, 43.651
UTC time	2002-08-09 22:08:42.990

Location	Djibouti
Country	Djibouti (DJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-08-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Djibouti	60.8 km
Ali Sabih	126.2 km
Dikhil	160.8 km
Aden	184.8 km
Taiz	200.2 km
Ruqi	206.8 km
Berbera	213.8 km
Boorama	215.7 km
Dhī as Sufāl	230.0 km
Gebiley	235.8 km
Ārabī	242.2 km
Asaita	242.8 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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