A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Āwash in Ethiopia. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/01/25 / 2025-01-06 00:01:19 / January 6, 2025 @ 12:01 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 40.128 East, latitude 9.1997 North, depth = 10 km. Unique identifier: us6000pi33. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000pi33. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 00:01:19 / 12:01 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 84 km (52 miles) from Debre Birhan (c. 57 800 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Āsbe Teferī (c. 30 800 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Bedēsa (c. 17 500 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Abomsa (c. 15 300 pop), 24 km (15 miles) from Āwash (c. 11 400 pop). Close country/countries, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Abomsa, Debre Birhan, Debre Sīna (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days seventy-five, in the past 30 days eighty and in the last 365 days ninety-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 24 km N of Āwash, Ethiopia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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