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M5.1 Earthquake near 19 km NW of Āwash, Ethiopia

UTC time: 2025-01-21 21:44:48 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

19 km NW of Āwash, Ethiopia

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M5.1 Earthquake near 19 km NW of Āwash, Ethiopia · 2025-01-21 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near 19 km NW of Āwash, Ethiopia · 2025-01-21 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On January 21, 2025 at 21:44 UTC, a magnitude M5.1 earthquake occurred near 19 km NW of Āwash, Ethiopia. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
c93283f8e48879d47b5ff60539879c9dd71da270
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-01-21 21:44:48 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
9.12230, 40.06160

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Āwash18.4 kmSE36'500
Debre Berhan84.9 kmNW146'900
Addis Ababa144.8 kmW3'860'000

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Fentale
    Distance: 23 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'007 m ·Last eruption: 1789 ·Ethiopia
  • Dofen
    Distance: 26 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'151 m ·Ethiopia
  • Beru
    Distance: 39 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 1'100 m ·Ethiopia
  • Kone
    Distance: 53 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 1'380 m ·Last eruption: 1820 ·Ethiopia
  • Liado Hayk
    Distance: 55 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 878 m ·Ethiopia
  • Hertali
    Distance: 79 km ·Fissure vent ·Elevation: 900 m ·Ethiopia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours0
First 72 hours22
Strongest subsequent eventM5.7
M4.32025-01-23 01:20:00 UTC34.5 km14 km WNW of Metahāra, Ethiopia M4.42025-01-23 01:37:34 UTC90.8 km12 km WSW of Debre Birhan, Ethiopia M4.12025-01-23 01:46:48 UTC38.7 km10 km S of Metahāra, Ethiopia M4.22025-01-23 01:53:07 UTC56.5 km33 km W of Metahāra, Ethiopia M4.32025-01-23 02:04:28 UTC19.6 km10 km NE of Metahāra, Ethiopia M4.42025-01-23 02:10:11 UTC19.5 km10 km NNE of Metahāra, Ethiopia M4.52025-01-23 02:18:06 UTC33.1 km10 km WNW of Metahāra, Ethiopia M4.42025-01-23 03:06:16 UTC18.8 km14 km N of Metahāra, Ethiopia M4.42025-01-23 03:38:42 UTC22.3 km7 km NE of Metahāra, Ethiopia M4.42025-01-23 04:16:56 UTC22.7 km7 km N of Metahāra, Ethiopia M4.32025-01-23 04:26:59 UTC24.5 km36 km N of Metahāra, Ethiopia M4.12025-01-23 05:21:42 UTC35.3 km11 km W of Metahāra, Ethiopia

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#8
Earlier events M≥4180
Earlier events M≥511
Compared since2025-01-01

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M5.72025-01-04 00:52:21 UTC38.0 km52 km N of Āwash, Ethiopia M5.52025-01-03 17:01:46 UTC40.7 km45 km NNE of Āwash, Ethiopia M5.42025-01-02 21:18:26 UTC42.7 kmZone 3 M5.32025-01-08 00:53:28 UTC10.6 km12 km WNW of Āwash, Ethiopia M5.22025-01-11 15:19:44 UTC10.8 km19 km NNE of Metahāra, Ethiopia

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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