Earthquake details

Friday, January 27, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ethiopia on Friday, January 27, 2017 at 16:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ziway (Ethiopia - ET), about 29.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 38.668 and latitude 7.671.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	7.671, 38.668
UTC time	2017-01-27 16:29:22.570

Location	Arsi Negele
Country	Ethiopia (ET)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2017-01-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Ziway	29.7 km
Arsi Negele	35.2 km
Insēno	49.3 km
Ciro	51.3 km
Shashamane	53.0 km
Mek’ī	55.8 km
Butajīra	59.7 km
Āsela	60.0 km
Bek’ojī	66.0 km
Awasa	71.0 km
K’olīto	75.6 km
Īteya	80.8 km

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