M5.7 earthquake 33 km SE of Were ?lu, Ethiopia
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 33 km SE of Were ?lu, Ethiopia on Wed, Jun 14, 1961, 11:32 PM GMT+3 (20:32 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
- 5.7 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1961-06-14 20:32:22 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.364° N, 39.638° 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
- 69.5% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 3.9 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
- ±0.39
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 5.4Ethiopia · 23852 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.612 km NNW of Debre S?na, Ethiopia · 23853 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.932 km NNW of Abomsa, Ethiopia · 23853 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
- 6.031 km NW of Abomsa, Ethiopia · 23854 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
- 6.232 km SSW of Kemis?, Ethiopia · 23854 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem876777. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.