A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 52 kilometers (32 miles) from Debre Sīna in Ethiopia. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:52:35 / 2:52 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/01/25 / 2025-01-03 02:52:35 / January 3, 2025 @ 2:52 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000phcx. Id of event: us6000phcx. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 39.9227° East, 9.4006° North, depth 10 km.
Event epicenter was 53 km (33 miles) from Debre Birhan (c. 57 800 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Abomsa (c. 15 300 pop), 54 km (33 miles) from Āwash (c. 11 400 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Debre Sīna (c. 9 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Gelemso, Abomsa, Metahāra (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days fifty-eight, in the past 30 days sixty and in the last 365 days seventy-five 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 52 km SSE of Debre Sīna, Ethiopia.
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