M5.3 earthquake near Ziway, Oromiya

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 29 km S of Ziway, Ethiopia on 27 Jan 2017, 16:29 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 Ziway, about 30 km away in Oromiya, Ethiopia.