A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Āwash in Ethiopia on Saturday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:24:33 / 7:24 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 40.0423° East, 9.2902° North, depth 10 km. Event id: us6000pkf2. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pkf2. Global time and date of event 04/01/25 / 2025-01-04 07:24:33 / January 4, 2025 @ 7:24 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Country/countries that might be effected, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 71 km (44 miles) from Debre Birhan (c. 57 800 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Āsbe Teferī (c. 30 800 pop), 46 km (28 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Bedēsa (c. 17 500 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Abomsa (c. 15 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Āsbe Teferī, Bedēsa, Abomsa (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been eighty-one, in the last 10 days one hundred and sixty-four, in the past 30 days one hundred and seventy-three and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 36 km NNW of Āwash, Ethiopia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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