A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Āwash in Ethiopia on Thursday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000plra. Id of event: us6000plra. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 40.1048° East, 9.0246° North, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:06:16 / 3:06 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/01/25 / 2025-01-23 03:06:16 / January 23, 2025 @ 3:06 am.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop). Event epicenter was 84 km (52 miles) from Āsbe Teferī (c. 30 800 pop), 25 km (15 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Bedēsa (c. 17 500 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 8 km (5 miles) from Āwash (c. 11 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Āsbe Teferī, Bedēsa, Gelemso (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days one hundred and sixty-one and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 8 km NW of Āwash, Ethiopia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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