A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Mek’ele in Ethiopia on Saturday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:07:33 / 12:07 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 11/10/25 / 2025-10-11 12:07:33 / October 11, 2025 @ 12:07 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 39.7999 East, latitude 13.7867 North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us6000rgk8. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rgk8.

Close country/countries, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ādīgrat, Mekele. Event epicenter was 48 km (30 miles) from Mekele (c. 215 500 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Ādīgrat (c. 65 000 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.

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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 47 km NE of Mek’ele, Ethiopia.

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