Earthquake details

Friday, October 22, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ethiopia on Friday, October 22, 2004 at 12:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wik’ro (Ethiopia - ET), about 85.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 40.296 and latitude 14.166.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 14.166, 40.296
UTC time 2004-10-22 12:00:12.430
Location Ādīgrat
Country Ethiopia (ET)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2004-10-22

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.2
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Ethiopia · 2026-01-21 23:52 UTC
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M 4.4
Wik’ro
Ethiopia · 2026-01-21 23:19 UTC
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M 4.5
Wik’ro
Ethiopia · 2026-01-04 20:05 UTC
48.0 km
M 4.4
Dolo
Ethiopia · 2025-11-01 09:57 UTC
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M 4.4
Wik’ro
Ethiopia · 2025-10-20 16:27 UTC
43.8 km
M 4.5
Ādīgrat
Ethiopia · 2025-10-20 16:26 UTC
59.1 km
M 4.3
Wik’ro
Ethiopia · 2025-10-17 05:43 UTC
40.6 km
M 4.4
Wik’ro
Ethiopia · 2025-10-15 06:01 UTC
60.2 km

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