A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 29 kilometers (18 miles) from Āwash in Ethiopia on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 01:38:41 / 1:38 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pgku. Id of event: us6000pgku. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 31/12/24 / 2024-12-31 01:38:41 / December 31, 2024 @ 1:38 am. Exact location of earthquake, 40.0424° East, 9.2189° North, depth 10.07 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.07 km (6 miles).
Epicenter of the event was 76 km (47 miles) from Debre Birhan (c. 57 800 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Āsbe Teferī (c. 30 800 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Bedēsa (c. 17 500 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Abomsa (c. 15 300 pop), 30 km (18 miles) from Āwash (c. 11 400 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Āsbe Teferī, Bedēsa, Abomsa (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days twenty-nine, in the past 30 days twenty-nine and in the last 365 days fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 29 km NNW of Āwash, Ethiopia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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