A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 53 kilometers (33 miles) from Āwash in Ethiopia on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was picked up at 22:13:46 / 10:13 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 31/03/25 / 2025-03-31 22:13:46 / March 31, 2025 @ 10:13 pm. Exact location, longitude 40.0975° East, latitude 9.464° North, depth = 10 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000q56m. Unique identifier: us6000q56m. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquake epicenter was 66 km (41 miles) from Debre Birhan (c. 57 800 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Abomsa (c. 15 300 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Āwash (c. 11 400 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Debre Sīna (c. 9 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Gelemso, Debre Birhan, Metahāra (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days two hundred and ninety-three 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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. 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: 53 km N of Āwash, Ethiopia.
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