Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 20, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ethiopia on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 at 21:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mehoni (Ethiopia - ET), about 96.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 40.526 and latitude 12.707.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 12.707, 40.526
UTC time 2005-09-20 21:23:37.570
Location Mehoni
Country Ethiopia (ET)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2005-09-20

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