A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 77 kilometers (48 miles) from Maych’ew in Ethiopia on Monday. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:26:04 / 10:26 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000qybq. Event ids that are associated: us6000qybq. 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). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 40.2398° East, 12.9247° North. Global time and date of event 21/07/25 / 2025-07-21 22:26:04 / July 21, 2025 @ 10:26 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquake epicenter was 91 km (56 miles) from Korem (c. 30 600 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Maych’ew (c. 27 200 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Korem, Maych’ew.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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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: 77 km ENE of Maych’ew, Ethiopia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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