5.0
EarthquakeStrong
M5.0 earthquake near Massawa, Northern Red Sea
2592 d ago · 11 Sept 2019, 19:06 UTC 128 km NE of Massawa, Eritrea
What happened
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 128 km NE of Massawa, Eritrea on 11 Sept 2019, 19:06 UTC at a depth of 10 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Massawa, about 129 km away in Northern Red Sea, Eritrea.
Timeline
First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC
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Nearby in the last 30 days
No other events recorded within about 300 km in the last 30 days.