M4.6 earthquake 172 km N of Las Khorey, Somalia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 172 km N of Las Khorey, Somalia on Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 10:31 PM GMT+3 (19:31 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-07-28 19:31:38 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.721° N, 48.202° E
- Region
- Somalia
- 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 10.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.31
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 144°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 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 us6000f1xn. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:24 PM UTC.