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Shaking from these earthquakes was felt across much of the Oromia Region, causing widespread concern. [3] The epicenter of the strongest earthquake, which measured M w 5.2, was about 28 km (17 mi) northeast of Awash, and the depth of the event was approximately 10 km (6 miles). [4] Shaking was felt across central Ethiopia. [5]
Ethiopia, Djibouti: 5.9 M s: Moderate NGDC 1972: 1969-03-29: Sardo 6.2 M s: IX 40 160 Many houses destroyed NGDC 1972: 1961-06-01 Karakore: 6.5 M s: IX 30 Many Moderate NGDC 1972: 1921-08-14: Massawa Subregion: 5.9 M s: VIII Some Severe NGDC 1972: 1875-11-02 Tigray Region: 6.2 Some Severe NGDC 1972: 1845-02-12 Some NGDC 1972: 1842-12-08 Ankober ...
Spillover of the Ethiopian civil war. Djiboutian armed forces execute a drone strike near the Ethiopian border, killing eight members of what the government described as a "terrorist group" involved in "hostile actions". The attack also injured an unknown number of civilians.
Throughout the year, earthquakes killed 593 people, making 2024 the least deadliest year for earthquakes since 2020. The vast majority of the year's fatalities were attributed to a M w 7.5 earthquake that struck the west coast of Honshu in Japan immediately after 2024 began, which was also the strongest event of the year and the deadliest in ...
A middle-of-the-night 3.4-magnitude earthquake rattled the Reno area in Nevada, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The 4-mile deep quake hit 4 miles from Spanish Springs, northeast of Reno, at 1 ...
The 1969 Sardo earthquakes, which occurred from 29 March 1969 to 5 April 1969 was an earthquake swarm of three events with magnitudes of 6.2 M w and 6.1 M w in the Afar Region, Ethiopia. All three tremors had estimated intensities of between IX (Violent) and VIII (Severe) respectively. It killed a total of about 20–40 people and further ...
One year later, the Ĺtsuchi area that Sasaki and the phone called home was devastated after a 9.1 magnitude earthquake, followed by a tsunami. Sasaki was able to salvage the phone and later ...
A 4.0 magnitude aftershock hit 37 miles west New York City in New Jersey around 6 p.m. Friday. According to the United States Geological Survey it was felt as far away as Long Island, where there ...