A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Metahāra in Ethiopia. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 27/12/24 / 2024-12-27 17:18:09 / December 27, 2024 @ 5:18 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pg15. Id of event: us6000pg15. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 39.8964 East, latitude 9.0786 North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was picked up at 17:18:09 / 5:18 pm (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop). The epicenter was 91 km (56 miles) from Nazrēt (c. 214 000 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Debre Birhan (c. 57 800 pop), 20 km (12 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Āwash (c. 11 400 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Debre Sīna (c. 9 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Nazrēt, Debre Sīna, Debre Birhan (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days twenty-six 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 19 km N of Metahāra, Ethiopia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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