Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.0

ID: usp000014j

Location

13 km SSW of Tadjourah, Djibouti

Country: Djibouti

Date & Time

Mar 28, 1973

1:35 PM Z

Depth

33.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

11.6730, 42.8300

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

13 km SSW of Tadjourah, Djibouti

Coordinates: 11.6730°, 42.8300° Depth: 33.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
March 28, 1973 at 1:35 PM
Last Updated
April 27, 2022 at 6:58 PM