A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Gelemso in Ethiopia. The temblor was reported at 02:36:51 / 2:36 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us6000pkbw. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pkbw. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/01/25 / 2025-01-16 02:36:51 / January 16, 2025 @ 2:36 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 40.2007° East, 8.5579° North, depth 10 km.
Earthquake epicenter was 94 km (58 miles) from Āsbe Teferī (c. 30 800 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Bedēsa (c. 17 500 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Āwash (c. 11 400 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Sirre (c. 10 100 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Āsbe Teferī, Sirre, Bedēsa. Country/countries that might be effected, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days thirty-four, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirty-one and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 45 km SW of Gelemso, Ethiopia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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