Earthquake details

Saturday, September 24, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ethiopia on Saturday, September 24, 2005 at 05:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mehoni (Ethiopia - ET), about 96.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 40.519 and latitude 12.674.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	12.674, 40.519
UTC time	2005-09-24 05:15:33.940

Location	Mehoni
Country	Ethiopia (ET)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2005-09-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mehoni	96.0 km
Maych’ew	106.8 km
Alamata	108.1 km
Korem	109.8 km
Logīya	116.8 km
Dubti	121.4 km
Dolo	132.6 km
Weldiya	138.0 km
Mek'ele	145.6 km
Mersa	146.7 km
Asaita	158.6 km
Wik’ro	159.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Dolo Ethiopia · 2025-11-01 09:57 UTC	134.4 km
M 4.3 Alamata Ethiopia · 2025-09-02 06:23 UTC	17.8 km
M 4.2 Alamata Ethiopia · 2025-07-21 22:26 UTC	41.2 km

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