M6.2 earthquake near Ch’ench’a, South Ethiopia Regional State

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 44 km N of Arba Minch, Ethiopia on 4 Oct 1928, 18:22 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 Ch’ench’a, about 21 km away in South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia.