A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Āwash in Ethiopia on Wednesday. Exact location of event, longitude 40.0622 East, latitude 9.1965 North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 09:56:06 / 9:56 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us6000pgu4. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000pgu4. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/01/25 / 2025-01-01 09:56:06 / January 1, 2025 @ 9:56 am.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 79 km (49 miles) from Debre Birhan (c. 57 800 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Āsbe Teferī (c. 30 800 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Bedēsa (c. 17 500 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Abomsa (c. 15 300 pop), 26 km (16 miles) from Āwash (c. 11 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Āsbe Teferī, Abomsa, Bedēsa (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days fourty-five, in the past 30 days fourty-five and in the last 365 days sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 26 km NNW of Āwash, Ethiopia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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