Bedessa

Bedessa, Ethiopia: 281 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

37,700

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

281

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

6.0

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Africa/Addis_Ababa

Coordinates 8.900, 40.783

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

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

Strongest nearby event

M 6.0

Āwash, Ethiopia

1938-09-18 00:38 UTC

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Bedessa

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

Average magnitude

4.5

Average depth

10.1 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 3 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-04-01 19:46	M 4.3	Āwash Ethiopia	10.0 km
2025-11-17 21:59	M 4.5	Āwash Ethiopia	10.0 km
2025-08-08 22:18	M 4.6	Āwash Ethiopia	10.0 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-08 1 events

2025-11 1 events

2026-04 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1938 M 6.0 max · 1 earthquakes 2025 M 5.9 max · 193 earthquakes 1930 M 5.7 max · 1 earthquakes 2024 M 5.2 max · 81 earthquakes 1989 M 4.9 max · 1 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 4.3	1
2025	M 5.9	193
2024	M 5.2	81
2023	M 4.4	1
2009	M 4.5	1
2007	M 4.4	1
1989	M 4.9	1
1938	M 6.0	1
1930	M 5.7	1