Eritrea earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 55 km S of Edd, Eritrea

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 55 km S of Edd, Eritrea on Sun, Jun 12, 2011, 11:58 PM GMT+3 (20:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 44 km S of Edd, Eritrea. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2011-06-12 20:58:18 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.433° N, 41.682° 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.444 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5580 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 16
  2. 4.659 km SSW of Edd, Eritrea · 5580 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.667 km SSW of Edd, Eritrea · 5580 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.580 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5580 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.661 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5580 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 5.669 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5575 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 5.657 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5580 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.360 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5580 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.186 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5580 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.461 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5580 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 4.857 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5580 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 4.578 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5580 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.854 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5580 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 4.276 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5580 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 4.668 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5580 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 5.070 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5580 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 4.255 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5580 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 4.074 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5580 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 4.065 km SSE of Edd, Eritrea · 5580 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 4.482 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5580 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 4.766 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5580 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 4.092 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5580 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 4.865 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5580 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 4.0108 km W of Assab, Eritrea · 5580 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 4.5128 km SW of Edd, Eritrea · 5580 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 4.268 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5580 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000j32w. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:19 PM UTC.