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1961 Ethiopia Earthquake
1 June 1961 · Karakore · Ethiopia
On 1 June 1961 at 23:29 UTC, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Ethiopia (Karakore), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the African Plate, 110 km from its boundary with the Somali Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 160 people.
- Date
- 1 June 1961
- Time
- 23:29 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.2
- Depth
- 33 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 160
- Plate
- African Plate
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Nearest Volcano
- Hertali (102 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1969Sardo · M 6.240 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth