Earthquake details

Saturday, January 3, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Djibouti on Saturday, January 3, 2004 at 23:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Djibouti (Djibouti - DJ), about 14.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 43.041 and latitude 11.511.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	11.511, 43.041
UTC time	2004-01-03 23:17:52.480

Location	Djibouti
Country	Djibouti (DJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2004-01-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Djibouti	14.3 km
Ali Sabih	53.4 km
Dikhil	86.1 km
Asaita	174.9 km
Boorama	176.0 km
Ruqi	176.4 km
Ārabī	182.5 km
Gebiley	211.4 km
Dubti	215.0 km
Logīya	226.0 km
Jijiga	242.0 km
Hargeisa	244.4 km

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