Ethiopia earthquakes

M5.8 earthquake 27 km NE of Dubti, Ethiopia

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 27 km NE of Dubti, Ethiopia on Sat, Mar 29, 1969, 2:04 PM GMT+3 (11:04 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 36 km ENE of Dubti, Ethiopia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.8 (Mw, moment), moderate
Magnitude from: ISC-GEM global catalog
Local time: Sat, Mar 29, 1969, 2:04 PM GMT+3
UTC: 1969-03-29 11:04:51 UTC
Depth: 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 11.885° N, 41.287° E
Region: Ethiopia
Strongest shaking: VIII, severe shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

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Strongest estimated: VIII, severe shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 42.6% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 3.7 cm/s
Map: Automatic

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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

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.8 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

6.217 km NE of Dubti, EthiopiaSat, Mar 29, 12:15 PM GMT+3 · 21006 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem811667 (also filed as atlas19690329110449). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:18 PM UTC.