A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Debre Sīna in Ethiopia on Sunday. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000phzf. Unique identifier: us6000phzf. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 39.9871° East, 9.517° North, depth 10 km. The temblor was reported at 12:30:17 / 12:30 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 05/01/25 / 2025-01-05 12:30:17 / January 5, 2025 @ 12:30 pm UTC/GMT.
Country/countries that might be effected, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 53 km (33 miles) from Debre Birhan (c. 57 800 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Abomsa (c. 15 300 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Āwash (c. 11 400 pop), 44 km (28 miles) from Debre Sīna (c. 9 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Metahāra, Āwash, Debre Birhan (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days sixty-four, in the past 30 days sixty-eight and in the last 365 days eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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. 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: 44 km SE of Debre Sīna, Ethiopia.
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