Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 29, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Djibouti on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 00:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Djibouti (Djibouti - DJ), about 20.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 42.986 and latitude 11.683.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	11.683, 42.986
UTC time	2008-04-29 00:06:59.200

Location	Djibouti
Country	Djibouti (DJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-04-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Djibouti	20.3 km
Ali Sabih	65.8 km
Dikhil	93.1 km
Asaita	169.2 km
Boorama	195.6 km
Ruqi	196.4 km
Ārabī	198.9 km
Dubti	207.6 km
Logīya	218.7 km
Gebiley	231.5 km
Taiz	239.2 km
Aden	254.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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