M5.0 earthquake 128 km NE of Massawa, Eritrea
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 128 km NE of Massawa, Eritrea on Wed, Sep 11, 2019, 10:06 PM GMT+3 (19:06 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-09-11 19:06:57 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.575° N, 40.142° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 9.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 58°
- Stations used
- 59
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005ezz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:29 PM UTC.