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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem908454
USGS iscgem908454

10 Jan 1928, 02:25

21 km W of Kabarnet, Kenya

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 21 km W of Kabarnet, Kenya?

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0.478000, 35.549000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 6.65

33 km WNW of Nyahururu, Kenya

M 5.2

33 km ENE of Mugumu, Tanzania

M 5

32 km WSW of Kisumu, Kenya

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem908454
Coordinates
0.478, 35.549
Network
iscgem
Significance
591