M6.1 earthquake near Kakuma, Turkana County

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 47 km SSW of Lobuni, Ethiopia on 16 Sept 1913, 11:56 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Kakuma, about 147 km away in Turkana County, Kenya.