Eritrea earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 56 km S of Edd, Eritrea

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 56 km S of Edd, Eritrea on Sun, Jun 12, 2011, 6:37 PM GMT+3 (15:37 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 57 km S of Edd, Eritrea. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.1 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Sun, Jun 12, 2011, 6:37 PM GMT+3
UTC: 2011-06-12 15:37:04 UTC
Depth: 1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 13.420° N, 41.694° E
Region: Eritrea
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Normal
Nodal plane 1: Strike 330°, dip 43°, rake -61°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 114°, dip 53°, rake -114°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap: 50°
Stations used: 129

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000j31h (also filed as iscgem16591664). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:11 AM UTC.