M5.0 earthquake 139 km N of Caluula, Somalia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 139 km N of Caluula, Somalia on Fri, Sep 28, 1973, 1:07 AM GMT+3 (22:07 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 141 km N of Caluula, Somalia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-09-27 22:07:16 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.221° N, 50.676° E
- Region
- Somalia
- 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00003k7. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC.