This one was probably the tenth and the strongest earthquake has hit central Ethiopia since early October 2024.
According to the report, the closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Nazret, a city with more than 210,000 inhabitants in Ethiopia, in 94 km (58 mi) distance southwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there.
The report said several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, 129 km (80 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake was probably felt as weak shaking.
The first report about ground shaking reached us after only 6 minutes, before other agencies reported it, the report said, adding the quake was reported to have been felt up to approximately 130–140 km (81-87miles) distance.
Volcano discovery in its report shared on its website said the majority of reports came from Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia with 2,800,000 inhabitants in 129 km (80 mi) distance west of the epicenter.
Residents in Sendafa, a town with 7,300 inhabitants in Oromiya regional state 99 km (61 mi) distance west of the epicenter, and Mojo (104 km or 65 miles to the southwest) reported that they have felt strong shaking.
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