A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 53 kilometers (33 miles) from Mek’ele in Ethiopia. Exact location of earthquake, 39.798° East, 13.8667° North, depth 10 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rlfu. Id of event: us6000rlfu. 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. Global time and date of event 14/10/25 / 2025-10-14 13:02:14 / October 14, 2025 @ 1:02 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 13:02:14 / 1:02 pm (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ādīgrat, Mekele (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 54 km (34 miles) from Mekele (c. 215 500 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Ādīgrat (c. 65 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 53 km NE of Mek’ele, Ethiopia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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