A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Āwash in Ethiopia on Wednesday. Id of earthquake: us6000pgtj. Event ids that are associated: us6000pgtj. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 08:09:47 / 8:09 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/01/25 / 2025-01-01 08:09:47 / January 1, 2025 @ 8:09 am. Exact location of earthquake, 40.14° East, 9.0989° North, depth 10 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Abomsa, Debre Sīna, Debre Birhan (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 93 km (58 miles) from Debre Birhan (c. 57 800 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Āsbe Teferī (c. 30 800 pop), 33 km (21 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Bedēsa (c. 17 500 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 100 km (62 miles) from Abomsa (c. 15 300 pop), 13 km (8 miles) from Āwash (c. 11 400 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days fourty-four, in the past 30 days fourty-four and in the last 365 days fifty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 13 km NNW of Āwash, Ethiopia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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