Earthquake details

Thursday, September 22, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ethiopia on Thursday, September 22, 2005 at 13:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mehoni (Ethiopia - ET), about 99.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 40.553 and latitude 12.702.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	12.702, 40.553
UTC time	2005-09-22 13:58:44.400

Location	Mehoni
Country	Ethiopia (ET)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2005-09-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mehoni	99.2 km
Maych’ew	110.2 km
Alamata	112.5 km
Korem	114.0 km
Logīya	118.1 km
Dubti	122.3 km
Dolo	133.2 km
Weldiya	142.9 km
Mek'ele	146.6 km
Mersa	151.4 km
Asaita	158.8 km
Wik’ro	159.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Dolo Ethiopia · 2025-11-01 09:57 UTC	134.1 km
M 4.3 Alamata Ethiopia · 2025-09-02 06:23 UTC	22.4 km
M 4.2 Alamata Ethiopia · 2025-07-21 22:26 UTC	42.0 km

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