Eritrea earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 68 km S of Edd, Eritrea

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 68 km S of Edd, Eritrea on Sun, Jun 12, 2011, 8:00 PM GMT+3 (17:00 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 128 km SW of Edd, Eritrea. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2011-06-12 17:00:00 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.311° N, 41.696° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
164°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5128 km SW of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.0108 km W of Assab, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.865 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.092 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.766 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 4.482 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.065 km SSE of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 4.074 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 4.255 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 5.070 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 4.668 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 4.276 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 4.854 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 4.578 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 4.857 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 4.461 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 4.186 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 4.360 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 5.657 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 4.055 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 5.444 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 16
  22. 4.659 km SSW of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 4.667 km SSW of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 4.580 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 4.661 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 5.669 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5576 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 4.364 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 4.765 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 4.370 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 4.869 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 4.859 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 4.271 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 4.768 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 4.566 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 4.065 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 5.156 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000j31z. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:46 PM UTC.