Seismic history
Major earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and geological events in Ethiopia, 1900โ2026, with sources and detailed information.
Total earthquakes
108
M5+
Strongest
M6.5
| Date | Magnitude | Location | Depth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906-08-25 | 6.5 | 8 km E of Goba, Ethiopia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1989-08-20 | 6.5 | 12 km ENE of Gรขlรขfi, Djibouti | 12 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1919-06-30 | 6.4 | 10 km SE of Jinka, Ethiopia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1937-11-30 | 6.4 |
| 31 km E of Turmi, Ethiopia |
| 10 km |
| USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1987-10-25 | 6.3 | 28 km SSE of Jinka, Ethiopia | 12 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1982-12-13 | 6.3 | 17 km N of Dham?r, Yemen | 5 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1938-09-27 | 6.3 | 47 km ESE of Kemis?, Ethiopia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1915-09-23 | 6.2 | 42 km NNW of Axum, Ethiopia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1969-03-29 | 6.2 | 17 km NE of Dubti, Ethiopia | 13 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1992-03-05 | 6.2 | 4 km WSW of Arta, Djibouti | 7 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1961-03-11 | 6.2 | 10 km WNW of Djibouti, Djibouti | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1945-03-31 | 6.2 | 22 km S of Adi Keyh, Eritrea | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1928-10-04 | 6.2 | 44 km N of Arba Minch, Ethiopia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1989-08-20 | 6.1 | 18 km NNE of Gรขlรขfi, Djibouti | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1960-01-04 | 6.1 | 26 km NNW of 'Ali Sabieh, Djibouti | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1942-11-18 | 6.1 | 82 km ENE of Debre Werkโ, Ethiopia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1913-09-16 | 6.1 | 47 km SSW of Lobuni, Ethiopia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1944-09-06 | 6.0 | 38 km NW of Hagere Maryam, Ethiopia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1929-01-22 | 6.0 | northwestern Somalia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1954-06-30 | 6.0 | 24 km W of G?dol?, Ethiopia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1926-10-31 | 6.0 | 54 km NNW of Baki, Somalia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1930-10-24 | 6.0 | 63 km WNW of Baki, Somalia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1906-08-25 | 6.0 | 14 km NW of Leku, Ethiopia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1938-09-18 | 6.0 | 47 km NE of ?wash, Ethiopia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1963-10-05 | 5.9 | 13 km SW of Arta, Djibouti | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2025-02-14 | 5.9 | 5 km NNW of Metahฤra, Ethiopia | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1994-04-11 | 5.9 | 6 km SSW of Tadjourah, Djibouti | 16 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1973-04-01 | 5.9 | 14 km NW of Djibouti, Djibouti | 31 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1950-08-02 | 5.8 | 41 km ENE of ?d?grat, Ethiopia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1969-03-29 | 5.8 | 27 km NE of Dubti, Ethiopia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1951-07-03 | 5.8 | 135 km SSE of Aden, Yemen | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1949-06-16 | 5.7 | 29 km S of 'Ali Sabieh, Djibouti | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1952-09-10 | 5.7 | 53 km NE of Mek'ele, Ethiopia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1993-09-21 | 5.7 | 38 km N of Des?, Ethiopia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2007-08-02 | 5.7 | 169 km NNW of Las Khorey, Somalia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2002-08-10 | 5.7 | 40 km ENE of Mek'ele, Ethiopia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1989-08-20 | 5.7 | 30 km N of Gรขlรขfi, Djibouti | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1940-08-14 | 5.7 | 112 km W of Ceerigaabo, Somalia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1926-10-30 | 5.7 | 37 km SSW of Dikhil, Djibouti | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1930-10-25 | 5.7 | 15 km SE of Deder, Ethiopia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1961-06-14 | 5.7 | 33 km SE of Were ?lu, Ethiopia | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2025-10-11 | 5.6 | 55 km NE of Mek'ele, Ethiopia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2023-12-05 | 5.6 | 150 km NNW of Las Khorey, Somalia | 9 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1979-10-16 | 5.6 | 62 km ENE of Loyada, Djibouti | 7 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2011-06-17 | 5.6 | 69 km S of Edd, Eritrea | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2009-11-05 | 5.6 | 120 km SE of Aden, Yemen | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1994-04-24 | 5.6 | 14 km W of Djibouti, Djibouti | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1982-12-08 | 5.6 | 137 km SE of Aden, Yemen | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1938-03-12 | 5.6 | 63 km SSE of Loyada, Djibouti | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2022-12-26 | 5.5 | 66 km ENE of ?d?grat, Ethiopia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2010-11-14 | 5.5 | 73 km E of Obock, Djibouti | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1997-03-09 | 5.5 | 41 km SE of Obock, Djibouti | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1991-05-12 | 5.5 | 146 km NNW of Las Khorey, Somalia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2005-09-24 | 5.5 | 85 km NNW of Semera, Ethiopia | 12 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2004-10-22 | 5.5 | 90 km E of ?d?grat, Ethiopia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1983-09-30 | 5.5 | 6 km SSW of Obock, Djibouti | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1958-05-25 | 5.5 | 66 km E of Obock, Djibouti | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1969-03-29 | 5.5 | 38 km NE of Semera, Ethiopia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1957-04-12 | 5.5 | 24 km S of Loyada, Djibouti | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2024-01-25 | 5.4 | 27 km SSE of Obock, Djibouti | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1973-03-28 | 5.4 | 10 km SSE of Tadjourah, Djibouti | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1978-12-21 | 5.4 | 10 km SW of Djibouti, Djibouti | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1998-11-23 | 5.4 | 148 km NNW of Las Khorey, Somalia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2000-02-14 | 5.4 | 147 km SE of Aden, Yemen | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1985-08-20 | 5.4 | 55 km WSW of Bako, Ethiopia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1971-11-13 | 5.3 | 16 km N of Kemisฤ, Ethiopia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1987-10-07 | 5.3 | 78 km SSE of M?zan Tefer?, Ethiopia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1975-12-14 | 5.3 | 68 km W of Al ?udaydah, Yemen | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1980-05-03 | 5.3 | 31 km WNW of Baki, Somalia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1993-05-06 | 5.3 | 72 km E of ?d?grat, Ethiopia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1989-08-21 | 5.3 | 15 km NW of Gรขlรขfi, Djibouti | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2017-01-27 | 5.3 | 29 km S of Ziway, Ethiopia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1977-12-05 | 5.3 | 44 km SE of Gรขlรขfi, Djibouti | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1965-06-07 | 5.2 | 20 km SE of Asaita, Ethiopia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1967-05-19 | 5.2 | 81 km ENE of ?d?grat, Ethiopia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2025-10-11 | 5.2 | 61 km NE of Mek'ele, Ethiopia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1964-07-03 | 5.2 | 12 km NE of Kombolcha, Ethiopia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1979-10-16 | 5.2 | 27 km SE of Obock, Djibouti | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2012-01-22 | 5.2 | 82 km NE of Lodwar, Kenya | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2009-11-05 | 5.2 | 120 km SE of Aden, Yemen | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2002-08-09 | 5.2 | 42 km ESE of Obock, Djibouti | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2001-11-02 | 5.2 | 22 km SSW of Obock, Djibouti | 5 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2018-03-24 | 5.2 | 58 km E of Mek'ele, Ethiopia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1968-01-23 | 5.2 | 38 km WNW of Waliso, Ethiopia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1969-05-05 | 5.2 | 21 km NNE of Asaita, Ethiopia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2024-12-29 | 5.1 | 34 km NNW of ฤwash, Ethiopia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2023-12-07 | 5.1 | 141 km NW of Las Khorey, Somalia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2022-12-28 | 5.1 | 64 km NE of ?d?grat, Ethiopia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2011-12-03 | 5.1 | 48 km SSE of Turmi, Ethiopia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2010-12-19 | 5.1 | 3 km SSW of Hosaโina, Ethiopia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2007-08-31 | 5.1 | 161 km N of Las Khorey, Somalia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2005-09-26 | 5.1 | 89 km NW of Semera, Ethiopia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2000-02-10 | 5.1 | 131 km SE of Aden, Yemen | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1985-06-04 | 5.1 | 53 km E of Obock, Djibouti | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1983-09-30 | 5.1 | 17 km NNE of Djibouti, Djibouti | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2019-05-15 | 5.1 | 137 km SE of Zinjib?r, Yemen | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1981-01-19 | 5.0 | 149 km N of Las Khorey, Somalia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1978-09-15 | 5.0 | 144 km NNW of Las Khorey, Somalia | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1973-03-28 | 5.0 | 13 km SSW of Tadjourah, Djibouti | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1996-09-18 | 5.0 | 105 km E of Maychโew, Ethiopia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |