Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.5
ID: usp0007yk5
Location
41 km SE of Obock, Djibouti
Country: Djibouti
Date & Time
Mar 9, 1997
5:40 PM Z
Depth
10.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
11.6960, 43.5500
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
41 km SE of Obock, Djibouti
Coordinates: 11.6960°, 43.5500° • Depth: 10.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mwc
- Recorded On
- March 9, 1997 at 5:40 PM
- Last Updated
- April 29, 2022 at 4:45 PM
- Timeline
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