M4.7 earthquake 26 km NE of Massawa, Eritrea
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 26 km NE of Massawa, Eritrea on Sat, Apr 27, 2024, 11:44 PM GMT+3 (20:44 UTC), 10 km (6 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-04-27 20:44:40 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.804° N, 39.622° 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 8.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 120°
- Stations used
- 74
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.030 km ENE of Massawa, Eritrea · 878 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.235 km NE of Massawa, Eritrea · 878 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.425 km ENE of Massawa, Eritrea · 878 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mugq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.