A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Āwash in Ethiopia on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000p9uy. Unique identifier: us7000p9uy. Exact time and date of earthquake 19/01/25 / 2025-01-19 07:31:33 / January 19, 2025 @ 7:31 am UTC/GMT. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:31:33 / 7:31 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 40.1183° East, 9.2045° North, depth 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
The epicenter was 83 km (52 miles) from Debre Birhan (c. 57 800 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Āsbe Teferī (c. 30 800 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Bedēsa (c. 17 500 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Abomsa (c. 15 300 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Abomsa, Āsbe Teferī, Debre Birhan (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 fifteen, in the last 10 days fifty-seven, in the past 30 days two hundred and twenty-nine and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 25 km NNW of Āwash, Ethiopia.
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