A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Bedēsa in Ethiopia. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pi3a. Id of event: us6000pi3a. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/01/25 / 2025-01-06 00:50:04 / January 6, 2025 @ 12:50 am. Exact location of earthquake, 40.8232° East, 8.8537° North, depth 10 km. 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). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:50:04 / 12:50 am (local time epicenter).
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Deder, Āwash, Hīrna. Epicenter of the event was 26 km (16 miles) from Āsbe Teferī (c. 30 800 pop), 7 km (4 miles) from Bedēsa (c. 17 500 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 51 km (31 miles) from Hīrna (c. 12 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Āwash (c. 11 400 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Deder (c. 8 900 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days sixty-five, in the past 30 days seventy and in the last 365 days eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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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: 6 km SE of Bedēsa, Ethiopia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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