Earthquake in Āwash today

Āwash, Ethiopia: 340 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

36,500

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

340

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

6.0

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Africa/Addis_Ababa

Coordinates 8.994, 40.166

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-04-01 19:46 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 6.0

1938-10-20 13:14 UTC

Updated today

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Āwash.

1 M4.0+ event(s) have been observed in the last 30 days around Āwash.

The strongest earthquake recorded near Āwash reached magnitude 6.0 on 1938-10-20 13:14 UTC, near Kobo.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Āwash.

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-04-01 19:46 UTC.

The strongest earthquake recorded near Āwash reached magnitude 6.0 on 1938-10-20 13:14 UTC, near Kobo.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Āwash

The map centers on Āwash and highlights the most recent earthquakes detected within 100 km.

Average magnitude

4.5

Average depth

10.1 km

Timeline

Latest 6 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-04-01 19:46	M 4.3	Āwash Ethiopia	10.0 km
2026-03-21 19:14	M 4.3	Nazrēt Ethiopia	10.0 km
2026-02-15 19:39	M 4.6	Āwash Ethiopia	10.0 km
2025-11-17 21:59	M 4.5	Āwash Ethiopia	10.0 km
2025-10-26 05:24	M 4.9	Debre Berhan Ethiopia	10.0 km
2025-08-08 22:18	M 4.6	Āwash Ethiopia	10.0 km