# M 4.6 — 12 km ENE of Metahāra, Ethiopia

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## Agency facts

- Magnitude: M 4.6 (mb)
- Depth: 10 km
- Origin time: 2026-10-05 19:47 UTC
- Status: Reviewed by USGS
- Nearest indexed city: Nazrēt, Ethiopia · 93 km
- People nearby: 5.4 million in 12 towns and cities within 200 km. Proximity, not people affected. Source: GeoNames indexed cities.

## Source clocks

- Origin time: 2026-10-05T19:47:55.779Z
- Agency revision: 2026-10-05T20:04:45.040Z
- Retrieved by this site: 2026-10-11T18:23:58.449Z

## Citation and sources

M 4.6 earthquake, 12 km ENE of Metahāra, Ethiopia

10 km deep

Reviewed by a USGS seismologist

Origin time: 2026-10-05 19:47 UTC

Agency revision: 2026-10-05 20:04 UTC

Retrieved by this site: 2026-10-11 18:23 UTC



Sources:

USGS: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000tzry



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