A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Āwash in Ethiopia on Sunday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/10/24 / 2024-10-06 17:10:03 / October 6, 2024 @ 5:10 pm. Exact location, longitude 40.3209° East, latitude 9.1287° North, depth = 10 km. Id of earthquake: us6000nwx4. Event ids that are associated: us6000nwx4. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:10:03 / 5:10 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the event was 60 km (37 miles) from Āsbe Teferī (c. 30 800 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Bedēsa (c. 17 500 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 102 km (63 miles) from Abomsa (c. 15 300 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Hīrna (c. 12 300 pop), 23 km (15 miles) from Āwash (c. 11 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Abomsa, Debre Sīna, Hīrna (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 23 km NE of Āwash, Ethiopia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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