A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Āwash in Ethiopia on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:33:20 / 1:33 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pi3d. Id of event: us6000pi3d. Exact location of earthquake, 40.1857° East, 9.3252° North, depth 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/01/25 / 2025-01-06 01:33:20 / January 6, 2025 @ 1:33 am.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Debre Birhan, Bedēsa, Āsbe Teferī. Epicenter of the earthquake was 82 km (51 miles) from Debre Birhan (c. 57 800 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Āsbe Teferī (c. 30 800 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Bedēsa (c. 17 500 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 76 km (48 miles) from Abomsa (c. 15 300 pop). Close country/countries, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days seventy-seven, in the past 30 days eighty-two and in the last 365 days ninety-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 37 km N of Āwash, Ethiopia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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