Light earthquake: M4.2 quake has struck near Metahāra in Ethiopia

A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday near Nazrēt, Metahāra, Bedēsa, Gelemso, Āwash, Sirre, Ethiopia. The temblor has occurred at 23:01:04/11:01 pm (UTC/GMT) at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). How did you react? Did you feel it?

Jan 26, 2025 - 10:00

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Light earthquake: M4.2 quake has struck near Metahāra in Ethiopia

Earthquake location 8.7931S, 40.0696W A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Metahāra in Ethiopia. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000phww. Id of event: us6000phww. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 40.0696° East, 8.7931° North, depth 10 km. The temblor was reported at 23:01:04 / 11:01 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 04/01/25 / 2025-01-04 23:01:04 / January 4, 2025 @ 11:01 pm.

Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Nazrēt, Sirre, Bedēsa (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 92 km (57 miles) from Nazrēt (c. 214 000 pop), 21 km (13 miles) from Metahāra (c. 23 400 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Bedēsa (c. 17 500 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Gelemso (c. 16 100 pop), 24 km (15 miles) from Āwash (c. 11 400 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Sirre (c. 10 100 pop).

Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been ninety-four, in the last 10 days one hundred and ninety-one, in the past 30 days two hundred and two and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.

Did you feel the quake?

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: 20 km SE of Metahāra, Ethiopia.