A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 12 kilometers (7 miles) from Āwash in Ethiopia on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us6000pin8. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pin8. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/12/24 / 2024-12-27 05:10:50 / December 27, 2024 @ 5:10 am. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 40.1527° East, 9.0933° North. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was reported at 05:10:50 / 5:10 am (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 78 km (49 miles) from Āsbe Teferī (c. 30 800 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Bedēsa (c. 17 500 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 12 km (8 miles) from Āwash (c. 11 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Āsbe Teferī, Bedēsa, Gelemso (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and four, in the last 10 days one hundred and nine, in the past 30 days one hundred and nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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: 12 km N of Āwash, Ethiopia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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