A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 17 kilometers (11 miles) from Āwash in Ethiopia. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:11:28 / 8:11 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/10/24 / 2024-10-16 20:11:28 / October 16, 2024 @ 8:11 pm. Exact location, longitude 40.1541° East, latitude 9.1426° North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nz6e. Id of event: us6000nz6e. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 91 km (56 miles) from Debre Birhan (c. 57 800 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Āsbe Teferī (c. 30 800 pop), 38 km (23 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Bedēsa (c. 17 500 pop), 54 km (33 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Abomsa (c. 15 300 pop), 18 km (11 miles) from Āwash (c. 11 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Abomsa, Debre Birhan, Debre Sīna (min 5000 pop).
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 two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 17 km N of Āwash, Ethiopia.
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