A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 53 kilometers (33 miles) from Debre Sīna in Ethiopia on Monday. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:20:58 / 9:20 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000pj6y. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000pj6y. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 40.0994 East, latitude 9.4997 North, depth = 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/12/24 / 2024-12-30 21:20:58 / December 30, 2024 @ 9:20 pm.
The epicenter was 65 km (41 miles) from Debre Birhan (c. 57 800 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Abomsa (c. 15 300 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Āwash (c. 11 400 pop), 54 km (33 miles) from Debre Sīna (c. 9 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Gelemso, Metahāra, Debre Birhan (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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been ninety-one, in the last 10 days one hundred and twenty, in the past 30 days one hundred and twenty and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 53 km SE of Debre Sīna, Ethiopia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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