A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Āwash in Ethiopia on Sunday. The epicenter was at a depth of 14.538 km (9 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 21:57:06 / 9:57 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 40.1269 East, latitude 9.1739 North, depth = 14.538 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/01/25 / 2025-01-19 21:57:06 / January 19, 2025 @ 9:57 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000p9vi. Unique identifier: us7000p9vi.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 86 km (53 miles) from Debre Birhan (c. 57 800 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Āsbe Teferī (c. 30 800 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Bedēsa (c. 17 500 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Abomsa (c. 15 300 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Abomsa, Debre Birhan, Debre Sīna (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days fifty-four, in the past 30 days two hundred and twenty-six and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 21 km NNW of Āwash, Ethiopia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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