QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem913942
USGS iscgem913942
23 Sept 1915, 08:14
42 km NNW of Axum, Ethiopia
A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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14.482000, 38.581000
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem913942
Coordinates
14.482, 38.581
Network
iscgem
Significance
595