M5.0 earthquake 30 km ENE of Massawa, Eritrea
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 30 km ENE of Massawa, Eritrea on Sun, Apr 28, 2024, 3:37 AM GMT+3 (00:37 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-04-28 00:37:18 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.753° N, 39.721° 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
- 119°
- Stations used
- 122
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.235 km NE of Massawa, Eritrea · 878 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.425 km ENE of Massawa, Eritrea · 878 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayEritrea earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000muif. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.