A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 63 kilometers (39 miles) from Āwash in Ethiopia on Thursday. The temblor was reported at 21:18:26 / 9:18 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/01/25 / 2025-01-02 21:18:26 / January 2, 2025 @ 9:18 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us6000phb3. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000phb3. Exact location of event, longitude 40.3473 East, latitude 9.5301 North, depth = 10 km.
Close country/countries, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 91 km (56 miles) from Debre Birhan (c. 57 800 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Āsbe Teferī (c. 30 800 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Bedēsa (c. 17 500 pop), 81 km (51 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Abomsa (c. 15 300 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Hīrna (c. 12 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Debre Birhan, Hīrna, Bedēsa (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days fourty-eight, in the past 30 days fifty and in the last 365 days sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 63 km NNE of Āwash, Ethiopia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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