M5.3 earthquake 134 km N of Caluula, Somalia
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 134 km N of Caluula, Somalia on Sat, Feb 11, 1978, 3:54 PM GMT+3 (12:54 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (ms), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-02-11 12:54:21 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.164° N, 50.948° 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
- 137
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1151 km NNW of Caluula, Somalia · 17737 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.5190 km NNW of Kilmia, Yemen · 17697 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000sxm (also filed as gcmtb021178c, gcmt19780211125421, iscgem686344). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:24 AM UTC.