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

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mehoni	85.7 km
Alamata	91.2 km
Korem	94.2 km
Maych’ew	95.9 km
Logīya	111.4 km
Dubti	117.6 km
Weldiya	117.8 km
Mersa	126.4 km
Dolo	134.1 km
Mek'ele	145.2 km
Sek’ot’a	147.5 km
Batī	155.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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Ethiopia · 2025-07-21 22:26 UTC

45.4 km

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