A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Āwash in Ethiopia on Monday. Global time and date of event 23/12/24 / 2024-12-23 01:13:53 / December 23, 2024 @ 1:13 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10.154 km, 40.1189° East, 8.9675° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.154 km (6 miles). The temblor was detected at 01:13:53 / 1:13 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us7000p0tm. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000p0tm.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Āsbe Teferī, Bedēsa, Gelemso (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 83 km (52 miles) from Āsbe Teferī (c. 30 800 pop), 23 km (15 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Bedēsa (c. 17 500 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 6 km (3 miles) from Āwash (c. 11 400 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 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: 5 km WSW of Āwash, Ethiopia.
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