A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 27 kilometers (17 miles) from Abomsa in Ethiopia on Wednesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/01/25 / 2025-01-08 21:35:49 / January 8, 2025 @ 9:35 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 40.0407 East, latitude 9.7376 North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000piqw. Unique identifier: us6000piqw. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 21:35:49 / 9:35 pm (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 56 km (35 miles) from Debre Birhan (c. 57 800 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 28 km (17 miles) from Abomsa (c. 15 300 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Āwash (c. 11 400 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Gewanē (c. 11 300 pop), 33 km (21 miles) from Debre Sīna (c. 9 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Metahāra, Āwash, Gewanē (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days sixty-one, in the past 30 days eighty and in the last 365 days ninety-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 27 km SSE of Abomsa, Ethiopia.
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