M5.2 earthquake 49 km NE of Dubti, Ethiopia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 49 km NE of Dubti, Ethiopia on Sat, Apr 5, 1969, 11:14 PM GMT+3 (20:14 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 32 km N of Asaita, Ethiopia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1969-04-05 20:14:36 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.066° N, 41.389° 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
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.732 km N of Asaita, Ethiopia · 20988 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.239 km N of Asaita, Ethiopia · 20986 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.221 km NNE of Asaita, Ethiopia · 20959 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
Before
- 6.136 km ENE of Dubti, Ethiopia · 20989 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.439 km NE of Dubti, Ethiopia · 20996 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.538 km NE of Semera, Ethiopia · 20996 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.827 km NE of Dubti, Ethiopia · 20996 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
- 6.217 km NE of Dubti, Ethiopia · 20996 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem809592. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.