Eritrea earthquakes

M5.6 earthquake 69 km S of Edd, Eritrea

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 69 km S of Edd, Eritrea on Fri, Jun 17, 2011, 12:16 PM GMT+3 (09:16 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.6 (mwb), moderate
Local time: Fri, Jun 17, 2011, 12:16 PM GMT+3
UTC: 2011-06-17 09:16:12 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 13.303° N, 41.732° E
Region: Eritrea
Felt reports: 4
Strongest shaking: VIII, severe 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: VIII, severe shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 41.1% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 3.5 cm/s
Map: Automatic

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Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Fault motion and ground failure

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

Faulting: Strike-slip
Nodal plane 1: Strike 10°, dip 79°, rake -2°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 101°, dip 88°, rake -169°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 52°
Stations used: 161

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000j3ap (also filed as usc00049uf, iscgem16621538, atlas20110617091612). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 3:40 PM UTC.