A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Āwash in Ethiopia. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was detected at 12:26:04 / 12:26 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 12/01/25 / 2025-01-12 12:26:04 / January 12, 2025 @ 12:26 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 40.0359° East, 9.1658° North. Unique identifier: us6000pjjv. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000pjjv.
Event epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Debre Birhan (c. 57 800 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Āsbe Teferī (c. 30 800 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Bedēsa (c. 17 500 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Abomsa (c. 15 300 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Āsbe Teferī, Abomsa, Bedēsa.
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-eight, in the last 10 days one hundred and fourteen, in the past 30 days two hundred and eight and in the last 365 days two hundred and twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 24 km NW of Āwash, Ethiopia.
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