M4.7 earthquake 137 km NNE of Caluula, Somalia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 137 km NNE of Caluula, Somalia on Tue, Feb 26, 1985, 7:27 AM GMT+3 (04:27 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 129 km NNE 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-02-26 04:27:11 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.180° N, 51.025° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 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 usp0002c8c. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:20 PM UTC.