Earthquake details

Saturday, September 24, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ethiopia on Saturday, September 24, 2005 at 08:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mehoni (Ethiopia - ET), about 85.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 40.389 and latitude 12.543.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 12.543, 40.389
UTC time 2005-09-24 08:20:48.960
Location Alamata
Country Ethiopia (ET)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2005-09-24

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