A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 10 kilometers (6 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 05:11:58 / 5:11 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/12/24 / 2024-12-30 05:11:58 / December 30, 2024 @ 5:11 am. Unique identifier: us6000pges. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000pges. Exact location of earthquake, 40.0925° East, 9.0411° North, depth 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Debre Birhan, Āsbe Teferī, Bedēsa (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 94 km (58 miles) from Debre Birhan (c. 57 800 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Āsbe Teferī (c. 30 800 pop), 25 km (15 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Bedēsa (c. 17 500 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 10 km (6 miles) from Āwash (c. 11 400 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days nineteen, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 10 km NW of Āwash, Ethiopia.
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