Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.2
ID: usp0000sjy
Location
131 km NE of Massawa, Eritrea
Country: Eritrea
Date & Time
Jan 17, 1978
3:00 PM Z
Depth
10.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
16.5210, 40.2630
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
131 km NE of Massawa, Eritrea
Coordinates: 16.5210°, 40.2630° • Depth: 10.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mb
- Recorded On
- January 17, 1978 at 3:00 PM
- Last Updated
- April 27, 2022 at 3:58 PM
- Timeline
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