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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem907872
USGS iscgem907872

22 Jan 1929, 14:42

northwestern Somalia

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is northwestern Somalia?

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10.418000, 43.186000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 6.01

54 km NNW of Baki, Somalia

M 6.01

39 km SSE of Holhol, Djibouti

M 6.07

26 km NNW of 'Ali Sabieh, Djibouti

M 6.19

10 km WNW of Djibouti, Djibouti

M 6.2

4 km WSW of Arta, Djibouti

M 5.6

120 km SE of Aden, Yemen

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem907872
Coordinates
10.418, 43.186
Network
iscgem
Significance
559