M5.5 earthquake 116 km WSW of Edd, Eritrea
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 116 km WSW of Edd, Eritrea on Sun, Nov 23, 2025, 3:21 PM GMT+3 (12:21 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-11-23 12:21:17 UTC
- Depth
- 3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.588° N, 40.672° E
- Region
- Eritrea
- Felt reports
- 1
- Strongest shaking
- VII, very strong shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VII, very strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 35.7% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 23.9 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
| Range | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
| Range, million USD | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique normal
- Moment magnitude
- 5.5 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 156°, dip 21°, rake -55°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 299°, dip 73°, rake -102°
- Landslide alert
- Green
- Liquefaction alert
- Green
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.4 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4116 km WSW of Edd, Eritrea · 303 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
- 4.568 km NE of Mek'ele, Ethiopia · 260 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 3
- 4.452 km NE of Mek'ele, Ethiopia · 243 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.256 km NE of Mek'ele, Ethiopia · 243 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayEritrea earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rq2x. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC.