A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 34 kilometers (21 miles) from Āwash in Ethiopia on Friday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000phq8. Id of event: us6000phq8. Exact location, longitude 40.1496° East, latitude 9.2913° North, depth = 10 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:40:15 / 9:40 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/01/25 / 2025-01-03 09:40:15 / January 3, 2025 @ 9:40 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Country/countries that might be effected, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bedēsa, Āsbe Teferī, Debre Birhan (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 80 km (50 miles) from Debre Birhan (c. 57 800 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Āsbe Teferī (c. 30 800 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Bedēsa (c. 17 500 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Abomsa (c. 15 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been fourty-seven, in the last 10 days ninety-seven, in the past 30 days ninety-nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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: 34 km N of Āwash, Ethiopia.
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