Biggest Earthquakes Near Asmara, Maʼākel, Eritrea
Massawa, Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea
6.6 magnitude earthquake
1977-12-28 02:45:36 UTC
at 02:45
December 28, 1977 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 16.659, 40.278
144.2 km from
Massawa
(89.2 miles)
Depth: 33 km
Āksum, Tigray, Ethiopia
6.2 magnitude earthquake
1915-09-23 08:14:47 UTC
at 08:14
September 23, 1915 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 14.484, 38.688
39.2 km from
Āksum
(24.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Massawa, Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea
5.6 magnitude earthquake
2023-08-01 17:15:25 UTC
at 17:15
August 01, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 15.204, 39.532
42.2 km from
Massawa
(26.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Mekele, Tigray, Ethiopia
5.7 magnitude earthquake
1952-09-10 09:06:08 UTC
at 09:06
September 10, 1952 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 13.83, 39.83
53.2 km from
Mekele
(33.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Massawa, Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea
5.7 magnitude earthquake
1980-01-14 04:10:54 UTC
at 04:10
January 14, 1980 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 16.518, 40.268
131.2 km from
Massawa
(81.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Ādīgrat, Tigray, Ethiopia
5.6 magnitude earthquake
1950-03-26 16:53:28 UTC
at 16:53
March 26, 1950 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 14.485, 39.628
29.2 km from
Ādīgrat
(18.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Mekele, Tigray, Ethiopia
5.7 magnitude earthquake
2002-08-10 15:56:02 UTC
at 15:56
August 10, 2002 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 13.654, 39.813
40.2 km from
Mekele
(25.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Ādīgrat, Tigray, Ethiopia
5.5 magnitude earthquake
2022-12-26 12:21:07 UTC
at 12:21
December 26, 2022 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 14.488, 40.015
64.2 km from
Ādīgrat
(39.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Ādīgrat, Tigray, Ethiopia
5.5 magnitude earthquake
2004-10-22 12:00:12 UTC
at 12:00
October 22, 2004 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 14.166, 40.296
90.2 km from
Ādīgrat
(56.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Massawa, Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea
5.6 magnitude earthquake
1962-11-11 15:15:32 UTC
at 15:15
November 11, 1962 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 17.027, 40.394
185.2 km from
Massawa
(115.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Farasān, Jizan, Saudi Arabia
5.6 magnitude earthquake
1988-12-10 17:33:19 UTC
at 17:33
December 10, 1988 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 16.321, 41.102
116.2 km from
Farasān
(72.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Ādīgrat, Tigray, Ethiopia
5.3 magnitude earthquake
1993-05-06 20:35:55 UTC
at 20:35
May 06, 1993 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 14.395, 40.126
72.2 km from
Ādīgrat
(45.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Massawa, Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea
5.3 magnitude earthquake
1980-01-14 12:28:22 UTC
at 12:28
January 14, 1980 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 16.453, 40.232
123.2 km from
Massawa
(76.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Massawa, Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea
5.0 magnitude earthquake
2023-09-13 17:51:07 UTC
at 17:51
September 13, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 15.225, 39.473
41.2 km from
Massawa
(25.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Massawa, Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea
5.0 magnitude earthquake
2013-09-18 09:04:22 UTC
at 09:04
September 18, 2013 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 15.729, 39.368
17.2 km from
Massawa
(10.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Mekele, Tigray, Ethiopia
5.5 magnitude earthquake
1989-04-13 12:17:31 UTC
at 12:17
April 13, 1989 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 13.29, 39.98
59.2 km from
Mekele
(36.2 miles)
Depth: 33 km
Farasān, Jizan, Saudi Arabia
5.5 magnitude earthquake
2013-07-08 15:30:28 UTC
at 15:30
July 08, 2013 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 16.707, 40.831
137.2 km from
Farasān
(85.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Massawa, Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea
5.0 magnitude earthquake
2024-04-28 00:37:18 UTC
at 00:37
April 28, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 15.76, 39.716
30.2 km from
Massawa
(19.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Massawa, Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea
5.2 magnitude earthquake
1978-01-17 15:00:27 UTC
at 15:00
January 17, 1978 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 16.521, 40.263
131.2 km from
Massawa
(81.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Ādīgrat, Tigray, Ethiopia
5.1 magnitude earthquake
1993-05-10 10:54:59 UTC
at 10:54
May 10, 1993 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 14.449, 40.194
81.2 km from
Ādīgrat
(50.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km