Earthquake details

Saturday, September 24, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ethiopia on Saturday, September 24, 2005 at 06:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mehoni (Ethiopia - ET), about 103.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 40.569 and latitude 12.572.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 12.572, 40.569
UTC time 2005-09-24 06:58:28.020
Location Mek'ele
Country Ethiopia (ET)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2005-09-24

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