A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Āwash in Ethiopia. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/01/25 / 2025-01-14 14:24:58 / January 14, 2025 @ 2:24 pm. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:24:58 / 2:24 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 40.1304° East, 8.811° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pm32. Id of event: us6000pm32. 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).
Epicenter of the event was 86 km (54 miles) from Āsbe Teferī (c. 30 800 pop), 25 km (16 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Bedēsa (c. 17 500 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 20 km (12 miles) from Āwash (c. 11 400 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Sirre (c. 10 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sirre, Āsbe Teferī, Bedēsa (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-five, in the last 10 days one hundred and twenty-one, in the past 30 days two hundred and fourty-eight and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 19 km SSW of Āwash, Ethiopia.
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