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USGS us6000phrk

4 Jan 2025, 00:52

52 km N of Āwash, Ethiopia

A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 8 km depth.

Depth8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 March 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 52 km N of Āwash, Ethiopia?

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9.459100, 40.121900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000phrk
Coordinates
9.4591, 40.1219
Network
us
Significance
671