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

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