M4.7 earthquake 34 km WSW of Konso, Ethiopia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 34 km WSW of Konso, Ethiopia on Sun, Oct 25, 1987, 7:57 PM GMT+3 (16:57 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 13 km NE of Jinka, Ethiopia. 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-10-25 16:57:58 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.107° N, 37.209° 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.
- 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.013 km NE of Jinka, Ethiopia · 14219 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.329 km ESE of Jinka, Ethiopia · 14204 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00039kh. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:23 AM UTC.