A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Metahāra in Ethiopia on Saturday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nnhs. Id of event: us7000nnhs. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:21:38 / 12:21 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 39.919° East, 9.0948° North, depth 10 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/10/24 / 2024-10-26 12:21:38 / October 26, 2024 @ 12:21 pm.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Abomsa, Sirre, Sendafa (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 94 km (58 miles) from Nazrēt (c. 214 000 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Debre Birhan (c. 57 800 pop), 22 km (13 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Bedēsa (c. 17 500 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 99 km (62 miles) from Abomsa (c. 15 300 pop), 30 km (19 miles) from Āwash (c. 11 400 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 nine and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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 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: 21 km N of Metahāra, Ethiopia.
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