Max magnitude
6.5
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
777 events tracked
Ethiopia seismic overview
Ethiopia earthquakes today
Latest activity, live map, annual rhythm and historical high points for Ethiopia, all regrouped on the same country page.
Average magnitude
4.6
Mean magnitude across recorded earthquakes
Average depth
11.1 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Latest earthquakes
Ethiopia earthquakes today
10 recent events
4.3
Moderate
2026-04-01 19:46:02 UTC
Āwash, Ethiopia
Earthquake near Āwash
10.0 km
4.3
Moderate
2026-03-21 19:14:45 UTC
Nazrēt, Ethiopia
Earthquake near Nazrēt
10.0 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-02-15 19:39:18 UTC
Āwash, Ethiopia
Earthquake near Āwash
10.0 km
4.2
Moderate
2026-01-21 23:52:09 UTC
Wik’ro, Ethiopia
Earthquake near Wik’ro
10.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-01-21 23:19:37 UTC
Wik’ro, Ethiopia
Earthquake near Wik’ro
10.0 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-01-07 08:09:52 UTC
Āsela, Ethiopia
Earthquake near Āsela
10.0 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-01-04 20:05:37 UTC
Wik’ro, Ethiopia
Earthquake near Wik’ro
10.0 km
5.4
3.0 km
5.5
3.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2025-11-23 08:55:00 UTC
Wik’ro, Ethiopia
Earthquake near Wik’ro
10.0 km
Strongest earthquakes
10 strongest earthquakes in Ethiopia
All period
Activity rhythm
Ethiopia earthquake chart 2026
12-month view
Live geography
Ethiopia earthquakes map
Map of recent earthquakes in Ethiopia.
Archive browsing
Recent month archive
April 2026
1 earthquakes
March 2026
1 earthquakes
February 2026
1 earthquakes
January 2026
4 earthquakes
November 2025
5 earthquakes
October 2025
17 earthquakes
Cities by seismic activity
Cities with the most earthquakes in Ethiopia
Āwash
Population 36,500
340 earthquakes
Gelemso
Population 34,200
333 earthquakes
Welench’ītī
Population 31,500
302 earthquakes
Bedessa
Population 37,700
281 earthquakes
Debre Berhan
Population 146,900
266 earthquakes
Āsbe Teferī
Population 30,772
225 earthquakes
Abomsa
Population 30,400
179 earthquakes
Robit
Population 39,600
164 earthquakes
Logīya
Population 34,500
142 earthquakes
Kobo
Population 56,100
137 earthquakes
History
Earthquakes history
71 years
| 1906 | 6.5 | 2 |
| 1989 | 6.5 | 30 |
| 1919 | 6.4 | 1 |
| 1937 | 6.4 | 1 |
| 1987 | 6.3 | 8 |
| 1938 | 6.3 | 4 |
| 1915 | 6.2 | 1 |
| 1969 | 6.2 | 9 |
| 1945 | 6.2 | 1 |
| 1961 | 6.2 | 6 |
| 1928 | 6.2 | 1 |
| 1921 | 6.1 | 1 |
| 1942 | 6.1 | 1 |
| 1944 | 6.0 | 1 |
| 1954 | 6.0 | 1 |
| 1929 | 6.0 | 1 |
| 1913 | 5.9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5.9 | 265 |
| 1950 | 5.8 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5.7 | 8 |
| 1993 | 5.7 | 16 |
| 1952 | 5.7 | 1 |
| 1930 | 5.7 | 1 |
| 2022 | 5.5 | 11 |
| 2005 | 5.5 | 161 |
| 2004 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 1985 | 5.4 | 3 |
| 1971 | 5.3 | 1 |
| 2017 | 5.3 | 1 |
| 1967 | 5.2 | 1 |
| 1965 | 5.2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5.2 | 102 |
| 2018 | 5.2 | 1 |
| 1975 | 5.2 | 2 |
| 1964 | 5.2 | 1 |
| 1968 | 5.2 | 1 |
| 2011 | 5.1 | 19 |
| 2010 | 5.1 | 3 |
| 1983 | 5.1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 5.0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 5.0 | 6 |
| 1996 | 5.0 | 5 |
| 1995 | 5.0 | 2 |
| 1990 | 5.0 | 3 |
| 1984 | 5.0 | 1 |
| 1979 | 5.0 | 3 |
| 1977 | 5.0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4.9 | 15 |
| 2008 | 4.9 | 5 |
| 2006 | 4.9 | 8 |
| 1994 | 4.9 | 2 |
| 1988 | 4.9 | 1 |
| 1973 | 4.9 | 1 |
| 1978 | 4.8 | 2 |
| 1999 | 4.7 | 2 |
| 1997 | 4.7 | 2 |
| 1976 | 4.7 | 1 |
| 2026 | 4.6 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4.6 | 5 |
| 2014 | 4.6 | 5 |
| 2003 | 4.6 | 4 |
| 2020 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 2019 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 2000 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 1974 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4.4 | 1 |
| 1992 | 4.4 | 1 |
| 1991 | 4.4 | 1 |
| 2015 | 4.3 | 2 |
| 1998 | 4.1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 4.0 | 1 |