A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Āwash in Ethiopia. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000pa1v. Unique identifier: us7000pa1v. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:37:55 / 4:37 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude 40.1122° East, latitude 9.2025° North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 20/01/25 / 2025-01-20 04:37:55 / January 20, 2025 @ 4:37 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Abomsa, Āsbe Teferī, Debre Birhan. Country/countries that might be effected, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 83 km (51 miles) from Debre Birhan (c. 57 800 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Āsbe Teferī (c. 30 800 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Bedēsa (c. 17 500 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Abomsa (c. 15 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-nine, in the last 10 days eighty, in the past 30 days two hundred and sixty-two and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 24 km NNW of Āwash, Ethiopia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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