Earthquake details

Saturday, September 24, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ethiopia on Saturday, September 24, 2005 at 07:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mehoni (Ethiopia - ET), about 98.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 40.535 and latitude 12.617.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	12.617, 40.535
UTC time	2005-09-24 07:36:08.460

Location	Mehoni
Country	Ethiopia (ET)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2005-09-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mehoni	98.8 km
Alamata	108.3 km
Maych’ew	109.5 km
Logīya	110.3 km
Korem	110.7 km
Dubti	115.0 km
Weldiya	135.1 km
Dolo	138.3 km
Mersa	143.1 km
Mek'ele	151.0 km
Asaita	152.6 km
Sek’ot’a	163.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4

Dolo

Ethiopia · 2025-11-01 09:57 UTC

140.6 km

M 4.3

Alamata

Ethiopia · 2025-09-02 06:23 UTC

18.3 km

M 4.2

Alamata

Ethiopia · 2025-07-21 22:26 UTC

46.9 km

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