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Moderate mag. 4.3 earthquake - Āfar, 161 km southeast of Mek'ele, Tigray, Ethiopia, on Thursday, Jan 26, 2023 at 2:38 am (GMT +3) -

Updated: Jan 27, 2023 12:17 GMT - refresh

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$Moderate mag. 4.3 earthquake - Āfar, 161 km southeast of Mek\'ele, Tigray, Ethiopia, on Thursday, Jan 26, 2023 at 2:38 am (GMT +3)$ $Moderate mag. 4.3 earthquake - Āfar, 161 km southeast of Mek\'ele, Tigray, Ethiopia, on Thursday, Jan 26, 2023 at 2:38 am (GMT +3)$

Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 10 km depth

26 Jan 00:31 UTC: First to report: USGS after 53 minutes.

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Earthquake details

Date & time	Jan 25, 2023 23:38:27 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, Jan 26, 2023 at 2:38 am (GMT +3)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.3
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	12.48°N / 40.5288°E (Āfar, Ethiopia)
Antipode	12.48°S / 139.471°W
Shaking intensity	Light shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Dabbahu (14 km / 9 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	92 km (57 mi) NW of Semera (pop: 833) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 103 km (64 mi) NW of Dubti (pop: 26,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 109 km (68 mi) E of Korem (Tigray) (pop: 30,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 112 km (70 mi) ESE of Maichew (Tigray Region) (pop: 27,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 161 km (100 mi) SE of Mek'ele (Tigray) (pop: 215,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 178 km (110 mi) NNE of Kombolcha (Amhara) (pop: 93,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 179 km (111 mi) NNE of Dessie (Amhara) (pop: 136,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 431 km (268 mi) NNE of Addis Ababa (pop: 2,757,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 22.8°C (73 F), humidity: 61%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from SSE
Estimated seismic energy released	1.8 x 10¹¹ joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.3	10 km	92 Km NW of Semera, Ethiopia	USGS
4.3	10 km	Ethiopia	RaspberryShake
4.3	10 km	ETHIOPIA	EMSC
4.3	10 km	Ethiopia	IRIS

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Seismic station: Arta Cave - Arta, Republic of Djibouti (ATD/G network) | Distance from quake: 273 km / 170 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Arta Cave - Arta, Republic of Djibouti: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.2-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900

Date and time GMT	Mag Depth	Distance	Location	Details
Aug 21, 1989 01:09 33 years ago	6.4 16 km	161km / 100mi	58 km NE of Assayita, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Sep 27, 1938 02:31 84 years ago	6.4 15 km	227km / 141mi	Āfar, 56 km SE of Kemisē, Amhara Region, Ethiopia	More
Mar 5, 1992 08:55 31 years ago	6.2 7.4 km	271km / 168mi	Abou Mâya, Arta, 37 km W of Djibouti	More
Mar 29, 1969 09:15 54 years ago	6.2 10 km	100km / 62mi	21 km NE of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Jun 1, 1961 23:29 62 years ago	6.2 25 km	241km / 150mi	33 km SW of Kemisē, Amhara Region, Ethiopia	More
Sep 23, 1915 08:14 107 years ago	6.2 10 km	299km / 186mi	47 km S of Mendefera, Debub, Eritrea	More
Aug 21, 1989 05:03 33 years ago	6.1 9.7 km	148km / 92mi	55 km NE of Assayita, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Aug 20, 1989 19:25 33 years ago	6.1 12 km	155km / 96mi	56 km NE of Assayita, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Aug 20, 1989 13:26 33 years ago	6.1 10 km	161km / 100mi	59 km NE of Assayita, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Aug 20, 1989 11:46 33 years ago	6.1 10 km	154km / 96mi	54 km NE of Assayita, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Apr 5, 1969 02:18 54 years ago	6.1 15 km	110km / 68mi	33 km NE of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Mar 29, 1969 11:04 54 years ago	6.1 10 km	110km / 69mi	33 km NE of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Jan 4, 1960 06:16 63 years ago	6.1 15 km	258km / 160mi	Dikhil, 27 km NW of Ali Sabih, Ali Sabieh, Djibouti	More
Aug 21, 1989 05:05 33 years ago	5.8 10 km	150km / 93mi	43 km NE of Assayita, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Aug 10, 2002 15:56 20 years ago	5.7 10 km	152km / 94mi	40 km NE of Mek'ele, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Sep 21, 1993 19:11 29 years ago	5.7 15 km	148km / 92mi	38 km N of Dessie, Amhara Region, Ethiopia	More
Aug 20, 1989 18:39 33 years ago	5.7 10 km	156km / 97mi	66 km NE of Assayita, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Sep 10, 1952 09:06 70 years ago	5.7 15 km	168km / 104mi	Āfar, 53 km NE of Mek'ele, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Jun 17, 2011 09:16 12 years ago	5.6 10 km	159km / 99mi	Āfar, Ethiopia, 60 km SW of Selefī Desēt Island, Eritrea	More
Jun 12, 2011 20:32 12 years ago	5.6 10 km	167km / 104mi	Āfar, Ethiopia, 52 km SW of Selefī Desēt Island, Eritrea	More
Sep 24, 2005 19:24 17 years ago	5.5 12 km	11km / 7mi	95 km NW of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Apr 13, 1989 12:17 34 years ago	5.5 33 km	108km / 67mi	Āfar, 59 km E of Mek'ele, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Jun 12, 2011 21:03 12 years ago	5.4 10 km	168km / 104mi	45 km S of Edd, Central Denkalya Subregion, Southern Red Sea Region, Eritrea	More
Sep 20, 2005 21:23 17 years ago	5.4 10 km	25km / 16mi	Āfar, 107 km E of Maichew, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Sep 24, 2005 06:58 17 years ago	5.3 10 km	11km / 7mi	109 km NW of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Aug 21, 1989 07:07 33 years ago	5.3 10 km	150km / 93mi	40 km NE of Assayita, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Apr 13, 1989 07:55 34 years ago	5.3 33 km	109km / 68mi	Āfar, 55 km SE of Mek'ele, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Sep 26, 2005 13:28 17 years ago	5.2 10 km	12km / 7mi	91 km NW of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Sep 26, 2005 09:33 17 years ago	5.2 10 km	10km / 6mi	93 km NW of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Sep 24, 2005 07:36 17 years ago	5.2 10 km	15km / 9mi	Āfar, 111 km E of Korem, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Sep 24, 2005 05:15 17 years ago	5.2 10 km	22km / 13mi	Āfar, 107 km E of Maichew, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Sep 22, 2005 13:58 17 years ago	5.2 10 km	25km / 15mi	Āfar, 146 km SE of Mek'ele, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Sep 22, 2005 03:12 17 years ago	5.2 10 km	25km / 16mi	Āfar, 100 km E of Maichew, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Aug 20, 1989 18:54 33 years ago	5.2 10 km	149km / 93mi	51 km NE of Assayita, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Mar 24, 2018 10:27 5 years ago	5.1 10 km	114km / 71mi	Āfar, 64 km E of Mek'ele, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Jun 12, 2011 15:37 12 years ago	5.1 1.9 km	164km / 102mi	Āfar, Ethiopia, 56 km SW of Selefī Desēt Island, Eritrea	More
Sep 28, 2005 16:31 17 years ago	5.1 10 km	12km / 8mi	93 km NW of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Sep 26, 2005 20:30 17 years ago	5.1 10 km	3km / 2mi	100 km NW of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Sep 25, 2005 11:20 17 years ago	5.1 10 km	8km / 5mi	94 km NW of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Sep 24, 2005 08:20 17 years ago	5.1 10 km	17km / 10mi	Āfar, 94 km E of Korem, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Sep 22, 2005 19:51 17 years ago	5.1 10 km	13km / 8mi	Āfar, 98 km NE of Robīt, Amhara Region, Ethiopia	More
Dec 1, 2002 11:18 20 years ago	5.1 10 km	88km / 55mi	Amhara Region, 35 km SE of Korem, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Aug 20, 1989 18:27 33 years ago	5.1 10 km	136km / 84mi	33 km NE of Assayita, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Jun 12, 2011 19:21 12 years ago	5.0 10 km	166km / 103mi	71 km S of Edd, Central Denkalya Subregion, Southern Red Sea Region, Eritrea	More
Oct 2, 2007 09:06 15 years ago	5.0 10 km	111km / 69mi	Āfar, 146 km E of Mek'ele, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Sep 26, 2005 21:25 17 years ago	5.0 10 km	18km / 11mi	84 km NW of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Sep 25, 2005 10:02 17 years ago	5.0 10 km	13km / 8mi	94 km NW of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Sep 25, 2005 08:18 17 years ago	5.0 10 km	6km / 4mi	101 km NW of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Sep 25, 2005 00:37 17 years ago	5.0 10 km	9km / 6mi	95 km NW of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Sep 21, 2005 14:57 17 years ago	5.0 10 km	9km / 6mi	Āfar, 102 km E of Korem, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Sep 18, 1996 23:50 26 years ago	5.0 10 km	31km / 19mi	Āfar, 140 km SE of Mek'ele, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
May 27, 1990 18:56 33 years ago	5.0 52 km	97km / 60mi	Āfar, 64 km SE of Mek'ele, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
May 4, 1990 10:12 33 years ago	5.0 10.3 km	94km / 58mi	13 km W of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Apr 10, 1984 08:10 39 years ago	5.0 10 km	152km / 94mi	28 km N of Dessie, Amhara Region, Ethiopia	More
Sep 19, 1979 18:48 43 years ago	5.0 33 km	33km / 20mi	Āfar, 96 km E of Korem, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Oct 17, 2008 10:57 14 years ago	4.9 10 km	21km / 13mi	82 km NW of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Oct 17, 2008 09:40 14 years ago	4.9 10 km	14km / 9mi	79 km NW of Semera, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Oct 2, 2005 23:24 17 years ago	4.9 10 km	51km / 32mi	67 km NW of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Sep 25, 2005 01:10 17 years ago	4.9 10 km	25km / 15mi	85 km NW of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Aug 7, 1994 14:14 28 years ago	4.9 11 km	134km / 83mi	27 km SE of Mek'ele, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Jan 21, 1993 01:15 30 years ago	4.9 10 km	18km / 11mi	Āfar, 157 km SE of Mek'ele, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Apr 12, 1989 05:05 34 years ago	4.9 33 km	109km / 68mi	Āfar, 59 km E of Mek'ele, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Jun 12, 2011 19:37 12 years ago	4.8 10 km	163km / 101mi	Āfar, Ethiopia, 57 km SW of Selefī Desēt Island, Eritrea	More
Jun 12, 2011 16:27 12 years ago	4.8 10 km	153km / 95mi	Āfar, Ethiopia, 66 km SW of Selefī Desēt Island, Eritrea	More
Sep 29, 2005 11:52 17 years ago	4.8 10 km	8km / 5mi	94 km NW of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Sep 25, 2005 16:22 17 years ago	4.8 10.3 km	11km / 7mi	93 km NW of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Sep 25, 2005 10:07 17 years ago	4.8 10 km	11km / 7mi	94 km NW of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Sep 24, 2005 23:05 17 years ago	4.8 10 km	18km / 11mi	86 km NW of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Sep 24, 2005 09:17 17 years ago	4.8 10 km	19km / 12mi	Āfar, 91 km E of Korem, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Sep 24, 2005 05:36 17 years ago	4.8 10 km	8km / 5mi	Āfar, 102 km E of Korem, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Sep 24, 2005 03:25 17 years ago	4.8 10 km	30km / 19mi	Āfar, 96 km E of Maichew, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Sep 23, 2005 20:26 17 years ago	4.8 10 km	12km / 8mi	Āfar, 103 km E of Korem, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Sep 23, 2005 04:57 17 years ago	4.8 10 km	11km / 7mi	105 km NW of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Sep 22, 2005 10:14 17 years ago	4.8 10 km	17km / 10mi	Āfar, 107 km E of Korem, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Sep 21, 2005 20:04 17 years ago	4.8 10 km	8km / 5mi	110 km NW of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Sep 20, 2005 02:17 17 years ago	4.8 10 km	10km / 6mi	Āfar, 103 km E of Korem, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Oct 21, 1996 03:20 26 years ago	4.8 33 km	21km / 13mi	Āfar, 99 km E of Maichew, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Oct 16, 1996 18:30 26 years ago	4.8 10 km	24km / 15mi	Āfar, 145 km SE of Mek'ele, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Aug 22, 1989 03:01 33 years ago	4.8 10 km	114km / 71mi	71 km NE of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Apr 13, 1989 13:00 34 years ago	4.8 33 km	112km / 70mi	Āfar, 60 km E of Mek'ele, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Aug 31, 1983 17:30 39 years ago	4.8 10 km	23km / 14mi	Āfar, 154 km SE of Mek'ele, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
May 12, 1978 06:20 45 years ago	4.8 33 km	80km / 50mi	Āfar, 80 km SE of Mek'ele, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Jun 12, 2011 16:44 12 years ago	4.7 10 km	155km / 96mi	Āfar, Ethiopia, 66 km S of Edd, Eritrea	More
Nov 11, 2007 21:21 15 years ago	4.7 10 km	41km / 25mi	63 km NW of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Sep 28, 2005 00:21 17 years ago	4.7 10 km	23km / 14mi	Āfar, 97 km E of Korem, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Sep 27, 2005 20:21 17 years ago	4.7 10 km	31km / 20mi	73 km NW of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Sep 27, 2005 10:13 17 years ago	4.7 10 km	8km / 5mi	107 km NW of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Sep 26, 2005 15:36 17 years ago	4.7 10 km	8km / 5mi	104 km NW of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Sep 25, 2005 09:11 17 years ago	4.7 10 km	2km / 2mi	Āfar, 108 km E of Korem, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Sep 25, 2005 03:51 17 years ago	4.7 10 km	26km / 16mi	89 km NW of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Sep 25, 2005 01:12 17 years ago	4.7 10 km	15km / 9mi	94 km NW of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Sep 24, 2005 23:22 17 years ago	4.7 10 km	11km / 7mi	91 km NW of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Sep 24, 2005 09:53 17 years ago	4.7 10 km	17km / 11mi	97 km NW of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Sep 24, 2005 06:14 17 years ago	4.7 10 km	23km / 14mi	92 km NW of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More
Sep 24, 2005 03:57 17 years ago	4.7 10 km	19km / 12mi	Āfar, 96 km E of Korem, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Sep 22, 2005 05:21 17 years ago	4.7 10 km	33km / 21mi	Āfar, 87 km E of Maichew, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Sep 22, 2005 01:31 17 years ago	4.7 10 km	34km / 21mi	Āfar, 98 km E of Maichew, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Sep 14, 2005 15:07 17 years ago	4.7 10 km	12km / 7mi	Āfar, 98 km E of Korem, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Oct 13, 1996 07:35 26 years ago	4.7 33 km	40km / 25mi	Āfar, 140 km SE of Mek'ele, Tigray, Ethiopia	More
Aug 20, 1989 20:45 33 years ago	4.7 10 km	123km / 76mi	75 km NE of Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia	More

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