Eritrea earthquakes

M5.6 earthquake 57 km S of Edd, Eritrea

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 57 km S of Edd, Eritrea on Sun, Jun 12, 2011, 11:32 PM GMT+3 (20:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.6 (mww), moderate
Local time: Sun, Jun 12, 2011, 11:32 PM GMT+3
UTC: 2011-06-12 20:32:40 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 13.414° N, 41.735° E
Region: Eritrea
Strongest shaking: VII, very strong shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: VII, very strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 35.6% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 3.4 cm/s
Map: Automatic

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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 119°, dip 31°, rake -109°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 322°, dip 61°, rake -78°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 50°
Stations used: 210

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000j32u (also filed as iscgem16591779). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 5:01 AM UTC.