A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Metahāra in Ethiopia. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:45:49 / 9:45 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us6000pfff. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000pfff. Global time and date of event 24/12/24 / 2024-12-24 09:45:49 / December 24, 2024 @ 9:45 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 40.0744° East, 8.8402° North, depth 10 km.
Epicenter of the event was 94 km (59 miles) from Nazrēt (c. 214 000 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Āsbe Teferī (c. 30 800 pop), 19 km (12 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Bedēsa (c. 17 500 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 19 km (12 miles) from Āwash (c. 11 400 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Sirre (c. 10 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Nazrēt, Āsbe Teferī, Sirre (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eighteen 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.
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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 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: 18 km ESE of Metahāra, Ethiopia.
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