A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 67 kilometers (42 miles) from Gelemso in Ethiopia on Friday. Id of earthquake: us6000plll. Event ids that are associated: us6000plll. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:40:34 / 5:40 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 40.2456 East, latitude 8.2718 North, depth = 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 10/01/25 / 2025-01-10 05:40:34 / January 10, 2025 @ 5:40 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Bedēsa (c. 17 500 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 80 km (49 miles) from Āwash (c. 11 400 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Sirre (c. 10 100 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Bedēsa, Sirre, Āwash (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-nine, in the last 10 days eighty-eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirty-two and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 67 km SSW of Gelemso, Ethiopia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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