Date: Thursday, 19 October 2023
| Date & time | Oct 19, 2023 05:30:47 UTC - 5 hours ago |
| Local time at epicenter | Thursday, Oct 19, 2023 at 8:30 am (GMT +3) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4.5 |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 14.5904°N / 40.6631°E  (Araeta, Southern Red Sea Region, Eritrea) |
| Antipode | 14.59°S / 139.337°W |
| Shaking intensity | Moderate shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Dallol (55 km / 34 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 133 km (83 mi) WNW of Edd (Southern Red Sea) (pop: 11,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 134 km (83 mi) ENE of Ādīgrat (Tigray, Ethiopia) (pop: 65,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 171 km (106 mi) SE of Massawa (Mitsiwa, Northern Red Sea) (pop: 23,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 177 km (110 mi) NE of Mek'ele (Tigray, Ethiopia) (pop: 215,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 204 km (127 mi) ESE of asamara (Maekel) (pop: 563,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 272 km (169 mi) ESE of karan (Anseba) (pop: 74,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 285 km (177 mi) NW of Assab (Southern Red Sea) (pop: 21,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Clear Sky  32.3°C (90 F), humidity: 48%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from WNW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
