M4.1 earthquake 59 km NE of Massawa, Eritrea
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 59 km NE of Massawa, Eritrea on Fri, Apr 19, 2024, 3:59 PM GMT+3 (12:59 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 30 km ENE of Massawa, Eritrea. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-04-19 12:59:38 UTC
- Depth
- 12.3 km (7.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.950° N, 39.904° 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 14.3 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 116°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.726 km NE of Massawa, Eritrea · 887 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.030 km ENE of Massawa, Eritrea · 887 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.235 km NE of Massawa, Eritrea · 887 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.425 km ENE of Massawa, Eritrea · 887 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mtzv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:04 PM UTC.