M5.9 earthquake 32 km NNW of Abomsa, Ethiopia
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 32 km NNW of Abomsa, Ethiopia on Fri, Jun 2, 1961, 8:44 AM GMT+3 (05:44 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.9 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1961-06-02 05:44:56 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.257° N, 39.867° E
- Region
- Ethiopia
- Strongest shaking
- VIII, severe shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VIII, severe shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 76.4% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 4.0 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.612 km NNW of Debre S?na, Ethiopia · 23863 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.4Ethiopia · 23861 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.733 km SE of Were ?lu, Ethiopia · 23850 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem876689. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:15 AM UTC.