A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Ādīgrat in Ethiopia. The temblor was picked up at 20:38:47 / 8:38 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 39.7806° East, 14.1521° North. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/03/25 / 2025-03-02 20:38:47 / March 2, 2025 @ 8:38 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pwhp. Id of event: us6000pwhp.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Adi Keyh, Mekele, Ādīgrat. The epicenter was 80 km (50 miles) from Mekele (c. 215 500 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Ādīgrat (c. 65 000 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Adi Keyh (c. 13 100 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Eritrea (c. 5 793 000 pop), Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 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: 37 km ESE of Ādīgrat, Ethiopia.
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