M6.7 earthquake near Nyahururu, Laikipia

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 33 km WNW of Nyahururu, Kenya on 6 Jan 1928, 19:31 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Nyahururu, about 34 km away in Laikipia, Kenya.