Earthquakes by city Ethiopia 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Mek'ele today

Mek'ele, Ethiopia: 49 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

457,900

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

5.7

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Africa/Addis_Ababa

Coordinates 13.497, 39.475

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-01-21 23:52 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 5.7

Mek'ele, Ethiopia

2002-08-10 15:56 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Mek'ele today

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Mek'ele.

No M4.0+ event has been observed in the last 30 days around Mek'ele.

The strongest earthquake recorded near Mek'ele reached magnitude 5.7 on 2002-08-10 15:56 UTC, near Mek'ele.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Mek'ele today?

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Mek'ele.

When was the last earthquake near Mek'ele?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-01-21 23:52 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Mek'ele?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Mek'ele reached magnitude 5.7 on 2002-08-10 15:56 UTC, near Mek'ele.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Mek'ele

The map centers on Mek'ele and highlights the most recent earthquakes detected within 100 km.

Average magnitude

4.6

Average depth

14.7 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 20 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-01-21 23:52	M 4.2	Wik’ro Ethiopia	10.0 km
2026-01-21 23:19	M 4.4	Wik’ro Ethiopia	10.0 km
2026-01-04 20:05	M 4.5	Wik’ro Ethiopia	10.0 km
2025-11-01 09:57	M 4.4	Dolo Ethiopia	10.0 km
2025-10-20 16:27	M 4.4	Wik’ro Ethiopia	10.0 km
2025-10-20 16:26	M 4.5	Ādīgrat Ethiopia	10.0 km
2025-10-17 05:43	M 4.3	Wik’ro Ethiopia	10.0 km
2025-10-15 06:01	M 4.4	Wik’ro Ethiopia	10.0 km
2025-10-14 20:22	M 4.3	Wik’ro Ethiopia	10.0 km
2025-10-14 13:02	M 4.3	Wik’ro Ethiopia	10.0 km
2025-10-11 23:57	M 4.3	Mek'ele Ethiopia	10.0 km
2025-10-11 21:41	M 4.5	Wik’ro Ethiopia	10.0 km
2025-10-11 21:23	M 4.3	Wik’ro Ethiopia	10.0 km
2025-10-11 19:30	M 4.7	Wik’ro Ethiopia	10.0 km
2025-10-11 18:38	M 4.8	Wik’ro Ethiopia	10.0 km
2025-10-11 18:36	M 4.1	Wik’ro Ethiopia	10.0 km
2025-10-11 16:25	M 4.5	Wik’ro Ethiopia	10.0 km
2025-10-11 16:18	M 5.6	Wik’ro Ethiopia	10.0 km
2025-10-11 16:01	M 5.2	Wik’ro Ethiopia	10.0 km
2025-10-11 12:07	M 4.3	Wik’ro Ethiopia	10.0 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-10 16 events

2025-11 1 events

2026-01 3 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

2002 M 5.7 max · 7 earthquakes 1952 M 5.7 max · 1 earthquakes 2025 M 5.6 max · 22 earthquakes 1989 M 5.5 max · 5 earthquakes 2018 M 5.2 max · 1 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 4.5	3
2025	M 5.6	22
2018	M 5.2	1
2007	M 4.5	2
2006	M 4.1	1
2004	M 4.5	1
2002	M 5.7	7
1998	M 4.1	1
1994	M 4.9	1
1990	M 5.0	1
1989	M 5.5	5
1979	M 4.2	1
1978	M 4.8	1
1976	M 4.7	1
1952	M 5.7	1