A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Sīrē in Ethiopia. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:36:10 / 12:36 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 39.9403° East, latitude 8.3774° North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 04/01/25 / 2025-01-04 12:36:10 / January 4, 2025 @ 12:36 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000pkf4. Unique identifier: us6000pkf4. 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).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Gelemso, Nazrēt, Wenjī. Epicenter of the event was 77 km (48 miles) from Nazrēt (c. 214 000 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Wenjī (c. 17 100 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Huruta (c. 12 400 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Āwash (c. 11 400 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been ninety-nine, in the last 10 days one hundred and eighty-four, in the past 30 days one hundred and ninety-five and in the last 365 days two hundred and ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 50 km E of Sīrē, Ethiopia.
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