M5.4 earthquake Ethiopia
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck in Ethiopia on Sat, Jun 3, 1961, 6:23 PM GMT+3 (15:23 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 33 km SE of Were ?lu, Ethiopia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1961-06-03 15:23:21 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.305° N, 40.138° E
- Region
- Ethiopia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
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
- ±0.36
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 5.612 km NNW of Debre S?na, Ethiopia · 23859 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.932 km NNW of Abomsa, Ethiopia · 23859 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
- 6.031 km NW of Abomsa, Ethiopia · 23859 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
- 6.232 km SSW of Kemis?, Ethiopia · 23859 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem876704. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:50 AM UTC.