Within 10 minutes… two new earthquakes hit Ethiopia

Two earthquakes struck areas in Ethiopia at close times between Wednesday and Thursday night.

According to the US Geological Survey, the first earthquake, measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale, occurred 23 kilometers north of Awash, at a depth of 10 kilometers below the surface of the earth.

About 10 minutes later, another earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale occurred near the city of Mtahara, at a similar depth of 10 kilometers.

There were no immediate reports of casualties or material losses.

At dawn on Wednesday, Ethiopia was struck by an earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale.