A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Āwash in Ethiopia. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 17:10:44 / 5:10 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event id: us6000pgbj. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pgbj. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 29/12/24 / 2024-12-29 17:10:44 / December 29, 2024 @ 5:10 pm. Exact location of event, longitude 40.1732 East, latitude 9.1111 North, depth = 10 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop). The epicenter was 95 km (59 miles) from Debre Birhan (c. 57 800 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Āsbe Teferī (c. 30 800 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Bedēsa (c. 17 500 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 99 km (62 miles) from Abomsa (c. 15 300 pop), 102 km (64 miles) from Hīrna (c. 12 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hīrna, Abomsa, Debre Birhan (min 5000 pop).
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 three, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 14 km N of Āwash, Ethiopia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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