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USGS us6000phw1

4 Jan 2025, 20:05

35 km N of Āwash, Ethiopia

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 March 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 35 km N of Āwash, Ethiopia?

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9.298800, 40.136500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000phw1
Coordinates
9.2988, 40.1365
Network
us
Significance
393