Biggest Earthquakes Near Ethiopia
Ethiopia has had: (M1.5 or greater)
- 0 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
- 0 earthquakes in the past 7 days
- 6 earthquakes in the past 30 days
- 170 earthquakes in the past 365 days
The largest earthquake in Ethiopia:
Aden, Aden, Yemen
5.8 magnitude earthquake
1951-07-03 05:23:45 UTC
at 05:23
July 03, 1951 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 11.66, 45.545
135.2 km from
Aden
(84.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Mekele, Tigray, Ethiopia
5.7 magnitude earthquake
2002-08-10 15:56:02 UTC
at 15:56
August 10, 2002 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 13.654, 39.813
40.2 km from
Mekele
(25.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Desē, Amhara, Ethiopia
5.7 magnitude earthquake
1993-09-21 19:11:35 UTC
at 19:11
September 21, 1993 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 11.478, 39.638
38.2 km from
Desē
(23.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Gâlâfi, Dikhil, Djibouti
5.7 magnitude earthquake
1989-08-20 18:39:48 UTC
at 18:39
August 20, 1989 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 11.985, 41.87
30.2 km from
Gâlâfi
(18.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Massawa, Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea
5.7 magnitude earthquake
1980-01-14 04:10:54 UTC
at 04:10
January 14, 1980 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 16.518, 40.268
131.2 km from
Massawa
(81.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Were Īlu, Amhara, Ethiopia
5.7 magnitude earthquake
1961-06-14 20:32:22 UTC
at 20:32
June 14, 1961 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 10.364, 39.638
33.2 km from
Were Īlu
(20.2 miles)
Depth: 20 km
Mekele, Tigray, Ethiopia
5.7 magnitude earthquake
1952-09-10 09:06:08 UTC
at 09:06
September 10, 1952 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 13.83, 39.83
53.2 km from
Mekele
(33.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Abomsa, Amhara, Ethiopia
5.7 magnitude earthquake
2025-01-04 00:52:21 UTC
at 00:52
January 04, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 9.48, 40.154
56.2 km from
Abomsa
(35.2 miles)
Depth: 8 km
Edd, Debubawī Kʼeyih Bahrī, Eritrea
5.6 magnitude earthquake
2011-06-17 09:16:12 UTC
at 09:16
June 17, 2011 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 13.303, 41.732
69.2 km from
Edd
(43.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Edd, Debubawī Kʼeyih Bahrī, Eritrea
5.6 magnitude earthquake
2011-06-12 20:32:40 UTC
at 20:32
June 12, 2011 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 13.414, 41.735
57.2 km from
Edd
(35.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Gâlâfi, Dikhil, Djibouti
5.6 magnitude earthquake
1993-03-16 22:59:45 UTC
at 22:59
March 16, 1993 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 11.625, 41.987
19.2 km from
Gâlâfi
(11.2 miles)
Depth: 16 km
Djibouti, Djibouti, Djibouti
5.6 magnitude earthquake
1994-04-24 02:57:10 UTC
at 02:57
April 24, 1994 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 11.604, 43.014
14.2 km from
Djibouti
(8.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Farasān, Jizan, Saudi Arabia
5.6 magnitude earthquake
1988-12-10 17:33:19 UTC
at 17:33
December 10, 1988 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 16.321, 41.102
116.2 km from
Farasān
(72.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Gâlâfi, Dikhil, Djibouti
5.6 magnitude earthquake
1989-08-20 11:17:55 UTC
at 11:17
August 20, 1989 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 11.919, 41.963
26.2 km from
Gâlâfi
(16.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Loyada, Djibouti, Djibouti
5.6 magnitude earthquake
1979-10-16 20:54:46 UTC
at 20:54
October 16, 1979 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 11.659, 43.786
62.2 km from
Loyada
(38.2 miles)
Depth: 7 km
Obock, Obock, Djibouti
5.6 magnitude earthquake
1961-06-20 03:21:34 UTC
at 03:21
June 20, 1961 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 11.932, 44.212
100.2 km from
Obock
(62.2 miles)
Depth: 20 km
Debre Sīna, Amhara, Ethiopia
5.6 magnitude earthquake
1961-06-02 07:02:50 UTC
at 07:02
June 02, 1961 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 9.957, 39.723
12.2 km from
Debre Sīna
(7.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Massawa, Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea
5.6 magnitude earthquake
1962-11-11 15:15:32 UTC
at 15:15
November 11, 1962 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 17.027, 40.394
185.2 km from
Massawa
(115.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Ādīgrat, Tigray, Ethiopia
5.6 magnitude earthquake
1950-03-26 16:53:28 UTC
at 16:53
March 26, 1950 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 14.485, 39.628
29.2 km from
Ādīgrat
(18.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Berbera, Woqooyi Galbeed, Somalia
5.6 magnitude earthquake
1951-07-03 18:15:57 UTC
at 18:15
July 03, 1951 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 11.007, 46.004
125.2 km from
Berbera
(77.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Massawa, Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea
5.6 magnitude earthquake
2023-08-01 17:15:25 UTC
at 17:15
August 01, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 15.204, 39.532
42.2 km from
Massawa
(26.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Ādīgrat, Tigray, Ethiopia
5.5 magnitude earthquake
2004-10-22 12:00:12 UTC
at 12:00
October 22, 2004 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 14.166, 40.296
90.2 km from
Ādīgrat
(56.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Semera, Āfar, Ethiopia
5.5 magnitude earthquake
2005-09-24 19:24:02 UTC
at 19:24
September 24, 2005 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 12.471, 40.634
85.2 km from
Semera
(52.2 miles)
Depth: 11 km
Mekele, Tigray, Ethiopia
5.5 magnitude earthquake
1989-04-13 12:17:31 UTC
at 12:17
April 13, 1989 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 13.29, 39.98
59.2 km from
Mekele
(36.2 miles)
Depth: 33 km
Loyada, Djibouti, Djibouti
5.5 magnitude earthquake
1957-04-12 15:58:46 UTC
at 15:58
April 12, 1957 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 11.24, 43.224
24.2 km from
Loyada
(15.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Ādīgrat, Tigray, Ethiopia
5.5 magnitude earthquake
2022-12-26 12:21:07 UTC
at 12:21
December 26, 2022 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 14.488, 40.015
64.2 km from
Ādīgrat
(39.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Āwash, Āfar, Ethiopia
5.5 magnitude earthquake
2025-01-03 17:01:45 UTC
at 17:01
January 03, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 9.299, 40.425
44.2 km from
Āwash
(27.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Āwash, Āfar, Ethiopia
5.5 magnitude earthquake
2025-03-16 18:53:09 UTC
at 18:53
March 16, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 9.394, 40.211
50.2 km from
Āwash
(31.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Djibouti, Djibouti, Djibouti
5.4 magnitude earthquake
2004-01-04 00:09:46 UTC
at 00:09
January 04, 2004 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 11.64, 43.192
7.2 km from
Djibouti
(4.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Maych’ew, Tigray, Ethiopia
5.4 magnitude earthquake
2005-09-20 21:23:37 UTC
at 21:23
September 20, 2005 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 12.707, 40.526
107.2 km from
Maych’ew
(66.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km