A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Āwash in Ethiopia on Friday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/01/25 / 2025-01-17 01:46:17 / January 17, 2025 @ 1:46 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 40.0704 East, latitude 9.403 North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 01:46:17 / 1:46 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000pkjx. Unique identifier: us6000pkjx.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bedēsa, Āsbe Teferī, Gelemso (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 67 km (41 miles) from Debre Birhan (c. 57 800 pop), 94 km (59 miles) from Āsbe Teferī (c. 30 800 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 96 km (60 miles) from Bedēsa (c. 17 500 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Abomsa (c. 15 300 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Āwash (c. 11 400 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days thirty-seven, in the past 30 days one hundred and fourty and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 47 km NNW of Āwash, Ethiopia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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