A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Āwash in Ethiopia. The temblor was picked up at 01:43:06 / 1:43 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/01/25 / 2025-01-13 01:43:06 / January 13, 2025 @ 1:43 am. Id of earthquake: us6000plud. Event ids that are associated: us6000plud. The epicenter was at a depth of 8.991 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude 40.0765° East, latitude 8.9519° North, depth = 8.991 km.
Close country/countries, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 88 km (55 miles) from Āsbe Teferī (c. 30 800 pop), 18 km (11 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Bedēsa (c. 17 500 pop), 51 km (31 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 11 km (7 miles) from Āwash (c. 11 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns 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. In the past 24 hours, there have been fourty-one, in the last 10 days one hundred and thirty-four, in the past 30 days two hundred and fourty-one and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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