Somalia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 163 km N of Bosaso, Somalia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 163 km N of Bosaso, Somalia on Thu, May 18, 2023, 7:57 PM GMT+3 (16:57 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 163 km NNW of Qandala, Somalia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-05-18 16:57:07 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
12.757° N, 49.073° E
Region
Somalia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 12.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
145°
Stations used
70

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5169 km NNW of Qandala, Somalia · 1235 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.4170 km NNW of Qandala, Somalia · 1235 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 5.8163 km NNW of Qandala, Somalia · 1235 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.4141 km N of Las Khorey, Somalia · 1220 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.5133 km N of Las Khorey, Somalia · 1220 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.4139 km N of Las Khorey, Somalia · 1220 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 5.2144 km N of Las Khorey, Somalia · 1220 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.9142 km N of Las Khorey, Somalia · 1220 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.9Gulf of Aden · 1220 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.0175 km N of Las Khorey, Somalia · 1220 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 5.8164 km N of Las Khorey, Somalia · 1220 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.1158 km N of Las Khorey, Somalia · 1220 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 4.2Gulf of Aden · 1220 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 4.2157 km N of Las Khorey, Somalia · 1220 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 4.0161 km N of Las Khorey, Somalia · 1220 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 4.8140 km N of Las Khorey, Somalia · 1220 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 4.3134 km N of Las Khorey, Somalia · 1220 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 4.0152 km N of Las Khorey, Somalia · 1220 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 4.3166 km NNW of Bosaso, Somalia · 1220 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 4.7153 km N of Las Khorey, Somalia · 1206 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kcvd. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:28 AM UTC.