A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 46 kilometers (29 miles) from Ādīgrat in Ethiopia. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/03/25 / 2025-03-02 08:14:58 / March 2, 2025 @ 8:14 am. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000pwew. Unique identifier: us6000pwew. Exact location of earthquake, 39.8918° East, 14.2209° North, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:14:58 / 8:14 am (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 92 km (57 miles) from Mekele (c. 215 500 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Ādīgrat (c. 65 000 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Adi Keyh (c. 13 100 pop). Close country/countries, Eritrea (c. 5 793 000 pop), Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Mekele, Adi Keyh, Ādīgrat (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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. 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: 46 km E of Ādīgrat, Ethiopia.
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