A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Āwash in Ethiopia. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us6000pfxq. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pfxq. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:26:27 / 3:26 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 40.0006° East, latitude 9.2393° North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global time and date of event 27/12/24 / 2024-12-27 15:26:27 / December 27, 2024 @ 3:26 pm UTC/GMT.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 71 km (44 miles) from Debre Birhan (c. 57 800 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Āsbe Teferī (c. 30 800 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Bedēsa (c. 17 500 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Abomsa (c. 15 300 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Āwash (c. 11 400 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Āsbe Teferī, Bedēsa, Abomsa.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 33 km NNW of Āwash, Ethiopia.
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