A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Āwash in Ethiopia on Friday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 40.0832 East, latitude 8.9423 North, depth = 10 km. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:36:20 / 4:36 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000ngr4. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000ngr4. Exact time and date of earthquake 27/09/24 / 2024-09-27 04:36:20 / September 27, 2024 @ 4:36 am UTC/GMT.
Country/countries that might be effected, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 100 km (62 miles) from Nazrēt (c. 214 000 pop), 102 km (63 miles) from Debre Birhan (c. 57 800 pop), 88 km (54 miles) from Āsbe Teferī (c. 30 800 pop), 19 km (12 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Bedēsa (c. 17 500 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 10 km (6 miles) from Āwash (c. 11 400 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Debre Birhan, Nazrēt, Sirre.
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. 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.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city 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: 10 km WSW of Āwash, Ethiopia.
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