Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 21, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ethiopia on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 at 14:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mehoni (Ethiopia - ET), about 93.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 40.465 and latitude 12.535.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 12.535, 40.465
UTC time 2005-09-21 14:57:26.500
Location Alamata
Country Ethiopia (ET)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2005-09-21

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