Earthquake details

Thursday, December 21, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Djibouti on Thursday, December 21, 2006 at 09:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Djibouti (Djibouti - DJ), about 66.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 43.550 and latitude 12.039.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	12.039, 43.550
UTC time	2006-12-21 09:07:46.260

Location	Djibouti
Country	Djibouti (DJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-12-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Djibouti	66.8 km
Ali Sabih	134.2 km
Dikhil	165.5 km
Taiz	178.9 km
Aden	181.4 km
Dhī as Sufāl	209.0 km
Ibb	225.3 km
Ruqi	230.4 km
Asaita	235.9 km
Boorama	237.5 km
Berbera	239.3 km
Zabīd	241.4 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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