A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Āwash in Ethiopia on Sunday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/01/25 / 2025-01-05 12:15:00 / January 5, 2025 @ 12:15 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:15:00 / 12:15 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 40.0129 East, latitude 9.1637 North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us6000phzd. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000phzd.
The epicenter was 78 km (48 miles) from Debre Birhan (c. 57 800 pop), 94 km (59 miles) from Āsbe Teferī (c. 30 800 pop), 31 km (19 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Bedēsa (c. 17 500 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Abomsa (c. 15 300 pop), 26 km (16 miles) from Āwash (c. 11 400 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Āsbe Teferī, Abomsa, Bedēsa. Country/countries that might be effected, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days seventy-two, in the past 30 days seventy-six and in the last 365 days ninety-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 26 km NW of Āwash, Ethiopia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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