M6.3 earthquake near Jinka, South Ethiopia Regional State

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 28 km SSE of Jinka, Ethiopia on 25 Oct 1987, 16:46 UTC at a depth of 12 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 Jinka, about 29 km away in South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia.