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Ethiopia earthquakes in 1952

1 earthquake of magnitude 4.5 or more was located in Ethiopia in 1952. The largest: M5.7 53 km NE of Mek'ele, Ethiopia, Sep 10, 1952.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

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Where every quake of 1952 was located in Ethiopia. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1952

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19520
February 19520
March 19520
April 19520
May 19520
June 19520
July 19520
August 19520
September 195215.753 km NE of Mek'ele, Ethiopia
October 19520
November 19520
December 19520

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

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Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.