A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Āwash in Ethiopia. Event id: us6000pi9f. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pi9f. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:22:58 / 11:22 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 39.9767° East, latitude 9.34° North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/01/25 / 2025-01-06 23:22:58 / January 6, 2025 @ 11:22 pm.
The epicenter was 62 km (38 miles) from Debre Birhan (c. 57 800 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 72 km (44 miles) from Abomsa (c. 15 300 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Āwash (c. 11 400 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Debre Sīna (c. 9 400 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Gelemso, Abomsa, Debre Birhan.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days seventy-four, in the past 30 days eighty-three and in the last 365 days ninety-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 44 km NNW of Āwash, Ethiopia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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