Moderate magnitude 4.8 quake hits 46 km northwest of Āwash, Ethiopia early afternoon

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Āwash, Āfar, Ethiopia, was reported only 16 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 early afternoon on Sunday, January 12th, 2025, at 2:55 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.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 4.8 as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Metehara (pop. 23,400) located 40 km from the epicenter, Āwash (pop. 36,500) 46 km away, Debre Birhan (pop. 57,800) 58 km away, Debre Sīna (pop. 9,400) 67 km away, Abomsa (pop. 15,300) 83 km away, and Gelemso (pop. 16,100) 89 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Nazrēt (pop. 214,000) located 100 km from the epicenter.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 12, 2025 02:55 pm (Addis Ababa time) local time (12 Jan 2025 11:55 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 9.25°N / 39.84°E (Amhara, Ethiopia)
Primary data source: GFZ
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