A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Āwash in Ethiopia on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 04/02/25 / 2025-02-04 17:58:47 / February 4, 2025 @ 5:58 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 17:58:47 / 5:58 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 40.1133° East, latitude 8.8993° North, depth = 10 km. Unique identifier: us7000pd68. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000pd68.
The epicenter was 85 km (53 miles) from Āsbe Teferī (c. 30 800 pop), 22 km (13 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Bedēsa (c. 17 500 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 11 km (7 miles) from Āwash (c. 11 400 pop). Close country/countries, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop) (That might be effected). 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 eight, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days one hundred and seventeen and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 10 km SSW of Āwash, Ethiopia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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