A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Ādīgrat in Ethiopia on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rmmg. Id of event: us6000rmmg. Global time and date of event 20/10/25 / 2025-10-20 16:27:57 / October 20, 2025 @ 4:27 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 39.9114 East, latitude 14.0398 North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 16:27:57 / 4:27 pm (local time epicenter).

Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Mekele, Ādīgrat (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Mekele (c. 215 500 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Ādīgrat (c. 65 000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Ethiopia (c. 88 013 000 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.

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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 55 km ESE of Ādīgrat, Ethiopia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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