A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Āwash in Ethiopia. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nn6g. Id of event: us7000nn6g. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:20:00 / 6:20 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 40.1096 East, latitude 9.1173 North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 07/10/24 / 2024-10-07 18:20:00 / October 7, 2024 @ 6:20 pm UTC/GMT.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Debre Sīna, Debre Birhan, Āsbe Teferī (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 89 km (55 miles) from Debre Birhan (c. 57 800 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Āsbe Teferī (c. 30 800 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Bedēsa (c. 17 500 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Āwash (c. 11 400 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 16 km NNW of Āwash, Ethiopia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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