Significant magnitude 5.4 quake hits 61 km southeast of asamara, Eritrea in the evening

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake near asamara, Central, Eritrea, was reported only 9 minutes ago by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter in the evening on Tuesday, August 1st, 2023, at 8:15 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Adi Keyh (pop. 13,100) located 34 km from the epicenter, Dek’emhāre (pop. 11,000) 45 km away, and asamara (pop. 563,900) 61 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Ādīgrat (pop. 65,000) located 96 km from the epicenter, and karan (pop. 74,800) 129 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Aug 1, 2023 8:15 pm (GMT +3) local time (1 Aug 2023 17:15 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.4
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.14°N / 39.46°E (Foro Subregion, Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea)
Primary data source: GFZ
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