Eritrea earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 59 km SSW of Edd, Eritrea

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 59 km SSW of Edd, Eritrea on Mon, Jun 13, 2011, 12:17 AM GMT+3 (21:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 69 km S of Edd, Eritrea. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2011-06-12 21:17:11 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.408° N, 41.548° 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
117°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.667 km SSW of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 4.580 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.661 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 5.669 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5576 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 5.444 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 16
  2. 4.055 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 5.657 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.360 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.186 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.461 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.857 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.578 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.854 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 4.276 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 4.668 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 5.070 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 4.255 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 4.074 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 4.065 km SSE of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 4.482 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 4.766 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 4.092 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 4.865 km S of Edd, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 4.0108 km W of Assab, Eritrea · 5581 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000j32z. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:32 PM UTC.