M5.4 earthquake 39 km NE of Dubti, Ethiopia
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 39 km NE of Dubti, Ethiopia on Sat, Mar 29, 1969, 4:08 PM GMT+3 (13:08 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 36 km ENE of Dubti, Ethiopia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1969-03-29 13:08:15 UTC
- Depth
- 13.6 km (8.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 11.936° N, 41.379° 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
- ±0.24
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.136 km ENE of Dubti, Ethiopia · 21000 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 5.249 km NE of Dubti, Ethiopia · 20999 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.732 km N of Asaita, Ethiopia · 20998 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.239 km N of Asaita, Ethiopia · 20997 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.221 km NNE of Asaita, Ethiopia · 20970 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem811672. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:44 PM UTC.