Ethiopia is evacuating thousands facing dangerous volcanic …
Jan 3, 2025 · ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Thousands of civilians in a remote part of northeastern Ethiopia are being evacuated because of potentially dangerous volcanic activity, officials said Friday.
Ethiopian earthquakes and volcanic eruptions: earth scientist …
2 days ago · Ethiopia has around 50 active volcanoes. Most are in the Ethiopian Rift, the northern segment of the East African Rift System. An active volcano has magma stored deep within its crust that could ...
Ethiopia evacuates 80,000 after earthquakes, fears of volcanic eruption
Jan 4, 2025 · Ethiopia’s government said it is evacuating approximately 80,000 people following a series of small-scale earthquakes in the Afar, Oromia and Amhara regions. At least 10 earthquakes were...
Ethiopia volcano risk causes 'panic' as hundreds evacuate - BBC
Jan 3, 2025 · Shiferaw Teklemariam, from the Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission, told the Reuters news agency that while it was too early to classify the activity as an eruption, authorities were ...
Intense seismo-volcanic crisis near Dofen volcano forces …
Jan 4, 2025 · A series of strong earthquakes, a newly opened volcanic vent, and the appearance of large cracks near the long-dormant Dofen volcano in Ethiopia’s Afar region triggered the evacuation of thousands of people on January 4, 2025.
Volcanic eruption hits central Ethiopia's Afar region amid …
3 days ago · ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - A volcanic eruption has struck Ethiopia's central Mount Dofan, a region that has recently experienced frequent minor tremors, according to local media reports on Friday.
5.5 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Ethiopia, Raises ... - Republic …
Jan 3, 2025 · Addis Ababa [Ethiopia]: A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Ethiopia on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said reported by the Jerusalem Post. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), EMSC said. Earlier in the day, Anadolu Ajansi reported a volcanic eruption at Ethiopia's central Mount Dofan.
Risk of Ethiopian volcanic eruption prompts evacuation of residents
Jan 3, 2025 · A volcano in northeastern Ethiopia was showing signs of starting to erupt on Friday, prompting authorities to move residents to temporary shelters, a state-affiliated broadcaster and a...
Ethiopian earthquakes and volcanic eruptions: earth scientist …
1 day ago · Ethiopia has around 50 active volcanoes. Most are in the Ethiopian Rift, the northern segment of the East African Rift System. An active volcano has magma stored deep within its crust that could potentially erupt in the future. There’s evidence of past eruptions at many of these active volcanoes. Some date back hundreds of years. In contrast ...
Report on Fentale (Ethiopia) — 1 January-7 January 2025
Jan 7, 2025 · An eruption during the 13th century destroyed an Abyssinian town and church to the south. In 1820 CE basaltic lava flows effused from a 4-km-long fissure on the S flank; lava also flowed onto the caldera floor. During 2015 there was a seismic swarm and deformation NE of Fentale, caused by a dike intrusion that Temtime et al. (2020) determined ...