A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Mek’ele in Ethiopia. The temblor was reported at 16:18:25 / 4:18 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 39.8628° East, latitude 13.6508° North, depth = 10 km. Unique identifier: us6000rglb. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rglb. Global time and date of event 11/10/25 / 2025-10-11 16:18:25 / October 11, 2025 @ 4:18 pm UTC/GMT. 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.
Country/countries that might be effected, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop). The epicenter was 45 km (28 miles) from Mekele (c. 215 500 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Ādīgrat (c. 65 000 pop), 102 km (63 miles) from Maych’ew (c. 27 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Maych’ew, Ādīgrat, Mekele (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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: 45 km ENE of Mek’ele, Ethiopia.
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