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Ethiopia: earthquakes and wildfires

Latest earthquakes and active wildfires in Ethiopia on a live map, the strongest earthquakes and largest fires on record, and statistics by year.

Live map – Ethiopia

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Key statistics (30 days)

Earthquakes M2.5+ and the wildfire fronts shown on the map.

Fire danger

Today Extreme
Tomorrow Extreme
Day after Very high

Forecast for the area around: Arabi. Danger can vary locally; follow official guidance. Source: Copernicus EMS – EFFIS (FWI).

Severe weather (forecast)

  • Today: Rain – Very heavy rain (25–50 mm) · Jimma
  • Tomorrow: Rain – Very heavy rain (25–50 mm) · Jimma

Forecast for the area around: Ethiopia. It does not replace warnings from the national weather service. Source: ECMWF / Copernicus EMS.

Recent events in Ethiopia

Historical overview

Earthquakes M3.0+ and significant events of other hazards.

About Ethiopia

Ethiopia has recorded 757 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M6.4 in 1989.

Satellites have detected 576 significant wildfires here; the largest burned about 370,598 acres.

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes today: Ethiopia →

757 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M6.4.

Recent earthquakes

MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
4.59 mi E of Metahara, Ethiopia6.2 mi
4.310 mi NNE of Metahara, Ethiopia6.2 mi
4.69 mi NNE of Metahara, Ethiopia6.2 mi
4.45 mi WNW of Awash, Ethiopia6.2 mi
4.69 mi ENE of Metahara, Ethiopia6.2 mi
4.48 mi NW of Awash, Ethiopia6.2 mi
4.414 mi ESE of Awash, Ethiopia6.2 mi
4.051 mi NNE of Adama, Ethiopia6.2 mi
4.264 mi NE of Mek'ele, Ethiopia6.2 mi
4.56 mi NE of Metahara, Ethiopia6.2 mi
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MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
4.746 mi SSE of Jinka, Ethiopia6.2 mi
4.37 mi N of Metahara, Ethiopia6.2 mi
4.422 mi SE of Debre Birhan, Ethiopia6.2 mi
4.38 mi NNE of Metahara, Ethiopia6.2 mi
4.348 mi E of Adama, Ethiopia6.2 mi
4.645 mi NE of Adama, Ethiopia6.2 mi
4.220 mi E of Wik'ro, Ethiopia6.2 mi
4.418 mi E of Wik'ro, Ethiopia6.2 mi
4.528 mi ENE of Gobesa, Ethiopia6.2 mi
4.526 mi E of Wik'ro, Ethiopia6.2 mi
5.425 mi S of Arerti, Ethiopia1.9 mi
5.525 mi S of Arerti, Ethiopia1.9 mi
4.419 mi SSW of Arerti, Ethiopia6.2 mi
4.5near Metahara, Ethiopia6.2 mi

Strongest earthquakes on record

MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
6.436 mi NE of Asaita, Ethiopia9.8 mi
6.337 mi ENE of Asaita, Ethiopia7.5 mi
6.318 mi SSE of Jinka, Ethiopia7.5 mi
6.134 mi NE of Asaita, Ethiopia6.0 mi
6.135 mi NE of Asaita, Ethiopia7.3 mi
6.137 mi NE of Asaita, Ethiopia6.2 mi
6.133 mi NE of Asaita, Ethiopia6.2 mi
6.08 mi NE of Jinka, Ethiopia6.2 mi
5.93 mi NNW of Metahara, Ethiopia15.5 mi
5.826 mi NE of Asaita, Ethiopia6.2 mi
5.732 mi N of Awash, Ethiopia5.0 mi
5.725 mi ENE of Mek'ele, Ethiopia6.2 mi
5.713 mi NNW of Hayk', Ethiopia9.4 mi
5.741 mi NE of Asaita, Ethiopia6.2 mi
5.619 mi E of Wik'ro, Ethiopia6.2 mi

Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)

19762026
Year
202620M4.7
2025265M5.9
2024102M5.2
202313M4.9
20229M5.5
20216M4.6
20201M4.5
20191M4.5
20181M5.2
20172M5.3
20161M4.4
20152M4.3
20145M4.6
20115M5.1
20105M5.1
20092M5.0
20087M4.9
20079M5.0
20069M4.9
2005171M5.6
20044M5.5
20034M4.6
20029M5.7
20011M4.0
20005M4.5
19992M4.7
19981M4.1
19973M4.7
19968M5.0
19952M5.0
19942M4.9
199319M5.7
19922M4.4
19911M4.4
19903M5.0
198930M6.4
19882M4.9
19878M6.3
19853M5.4
19842M5.0
19832M5.1
19793M5.0
19782M4.8
19772M5.0
19761M4.7

Wildfires

576 major fires since 2025. The largest covered about 370,598 acres.

Recent fires

AreaLocationSinceStatus
63,521 acres52 mi WSW of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
29,452 acres36 mi W of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
3,220 acres18 mi W of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
3,598 acres46 mi W of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
43,058 acres41 mi NW of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
286,259 acres65 mi NW of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
912 acres56 mi WNW of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
205,058 acres37 mi WNW of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
5,434 acres42 mi SW of Inda Silase, EthiopiaActive
7,208 acres27 mi ESE of Metemma, EthiopiaActive
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AreaLocationSinceStatus
17,463 acres54 mi SW of Metemma, EthiopiaActive
5,777 acres56 mi WSW of Metemma, EthiopiaActive
17,752 acres22 mi N of Gimbi, EthiopiaActive
101,120 acres43 mi ENE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
9,479 acres43 mi NE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
4,517 acres12 mi SSW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
1,018 acres99 mi SW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
969 acres96 mi SW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
2,567 acres65 mi SW of Bambesi, EthiopiaActive
2,414 acres30 mi NE of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
5,782 acres100 mi WSW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
4,589 acres31 mi W of Gutin, EthiopiaActive
5,896 acres109 mi SSW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
2,281 acres102 mi WSW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
31,160 acres57 mi WNW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
2,236 acres120 mi WSW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
19,091 acres129 mi WSW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
10,243 acres101 mi WSW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
34,140 acres17 mi WNW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
1,648 acres32 mi NE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
101,419 acres32 mi NW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
72,234 acres43 mi NNE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
1,067 acres59 mi WSW of Bambesi, EthiopiaActive
56,950 acres54 mi NW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
17,191 acres119 mi WSW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
3,190 acres53 mi WSW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
118,956 acres82 mi WSW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
32,487 acres73 mi W of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
2,572 acres104 mi WSW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
65,540 acres72 mi WNW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
4,302 acres20 mi W of Bambesi, EthiopiaActive
46,317 acres93 mi WNW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
1,700 acres22 mi SSE of Dembi Dolo, EthiopiaActive
29,418 acres33 mi SW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
11,985 acres37 mi S of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
25,528 acres53 mi SW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
5,370 acres62 mi SW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
2,567 acres14 mi ESE of Dembi Dolo, EthiopiaActive
4,520 acres24 mi WNW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
2,513 acres82 mi WSW of Bambesi, EthiopiaActive
86,860 acres60 mi WNW of Dembi Dolo, EthiopiaActive
2,558 acres58 mi WSW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
7,833 acres37 mi NNE of Gimbi, EthiopiaActive
14,789 acres21 mi SE of Dembi Dolo, EthiopiaActive
8,473 acres84 mi WSW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
6,514 acres74 mi SW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
21,404 acres24 mi N of Nejo, EthiopiaActive
3,348 acres67 mi WSW of Bambesi, EthiopiaActive
13,937 acres57 mi SW of Bambesi, EthiopiaActive
12,244 acres40 mi NE of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
7,240 acres12 mi SSE of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
922 acres63 mi WSW of Bambesi, EthiopiaActive
1,653 acres100 mi WSW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
370,598 acres100 mi SW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
3,739 acres26 mi SSE of Dembi Dolo, EthiopiaActive
4,633 acres72 mi W of Gonder, EthiopiaActive
4,695 acres87 mi WSW of Bambesi, EthiopiaActive
2,382 acres22 mi N of Debark', EthiopiaActive
10,630 acres26 mi NNE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
2,528 acres65 mi W of Gonder, EthiopiaActive
2,034 acres39 mi ENE of Nejo, EthiopiaActive
1,693 acres36 mi NNE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
7,490 acres36 mi SSW of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
22,751 acres36 mi ENE of Nejo, EthiopiaActive
2,562 acres16 mi E of Nejo, EthiopiaActive
2,854 acres55 mi WSW of Bambesi, EthiopiaActive
1,811 acres10 mi E of Fiche, EthiopiaActive
2,283 acres40 mi SW of Inda Silase, EthiopiaActive
932 acres42 mi NW of Addis Ababa, EthiopiaActive
1,030 acres32 mi N of Addis Ababa, EthiopiaActive
9,336 acres31 mi N of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
8,920 acres108 mi W of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
8,273 acres34 mi NE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
23,668 acres27 mi WNW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
14,221 acres25 mi SE of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
12,674 acres44 mi SSW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
4,996 acres68 mi W of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
2,063 acres45 mi WNW of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
3,301 acres24 mi SW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
3,484 acres30 mi S of Metemma, EthiopiaActive
73,892 acres59 mi W of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
5,725 acres21 mi ESE of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
10,329 acres108 mi WNW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
19,104 acres26 mi NE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
24,960 acres22 mi SSW of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
9,978 acres46 mi W of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
8,196 acres35 mi NE of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
19,531 acres45 mi N of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
15,209 acres35 mi SW of Debre Mark'os, EthiopiaActive
1,337 acres45 mi WSW of Metemma, EthiopiaActive
16,979 acres15 mi ESE of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
806 acres14 mi ENE of Abala, EthiopiaActive
2,676 acres54 mi W of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
1,596 acres72 mi WSW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
2,669 acres27 mi W of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
825 acres44 mi WSW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
756 acres13 mi SE of May Cadera, EthiopiaActive
7,893 acres65 mi W of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
2,343 acres63 mi W of Gonder, EthiopiaActive
25,039 acres51 mi WSW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
1,072 acres103 mi WSW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
924 acres42 mi E of Jimma, EthiopiaActive
73,697 acres112 mi SW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
855 acresnear Metemma, EthiopiaActive
3,212 acres122 mi SSW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
815 acres61 mi SW of Metemma, EthiopiaActive
1,488 acres72 mi NW of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
5,926 acres107 mi SW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
875 acres104 mi SW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
5,224 acres18 mi NNE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
41,121 acres105 mi W of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
9,173 acres24 mi SW of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
9,365 acres28 mi SSE of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
1,982 acres39 mi N of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
4,599 acres21 mi WSW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
1,401 acres13 mi WSW of Shambu, EthiopiaActive
2,706 acres20 mi N of Gimbi, EthiopiaActive
1,055 acres59 mi WSW of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
3,193 acres36 mi W of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
2,466 acres35 mi NNE of Gimbi, EthiopiaActive
1,544 acres24 mi NE of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
4,633 acres25 mi N of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
2,182 acres54 mi WSW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
13,220 acres7 mi SSW of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
3,714 acres23 mi NE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
2,525 acres124 mi WSW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
6,630 acres53 mi WNW of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
5,098 acres15 mi E of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
6,091 acres20 mi NE of Nejo, EthiopiaActive
5,671 acres50 mi NW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
2,016 acres63 mi W of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
1,838 acres42 mi WSW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
2,923 acres44 mi NE of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
1,016 acres45 mi NNE of Nejo, EthiopiaActive
20,001 acres42 mi WNW of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
2,350 acres9 mi S of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
1,263 acres115 mi W of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
14,752 acres29 mi N of Nejo, EthiopiaActive
4,371 acres17 mi N of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
3,884 acres40 mi WNW of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
927 acres37 mi SW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
1,549 acres17 mi SW of Gawane, EthiopiaActive
875 acres33 mi WNW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
4,893 acres58 mi NNE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
11,520 acres51 mi SW of Bambesi, EthiopiaActive
4,166 acres39 mi NW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
2,750 acres34 mi WSW of Bambesi, EthiopiaActive
1,940 acres33 mi SE of Abomsa, EthiopiaActive
3,185 acres24 mi SSW of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
1,455 acres47 mi SW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
1,584 acres52 mi NNE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
1,149 acres21 mi N of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
1,201 acres49 mi NE of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
3,002 acres70 mi NW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
823 acres39 mi WSW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
7,539 acres30 mi NNE of Nejo, EthiopiaActive
5,911 acres26 mi NE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
4,327 acres38 mi WNW of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
3,474 acres47 mi NE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
15,780 acres24 mi WNW of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
7,981 acres53 mi W of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
1,712 acres60 mi W of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
1,648 acres45 mi NE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
25,321 acres60 mi W of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
9,837 acres20 mi SSE of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
7,364 acres24 mi SW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
1,307 acres21 mi NNE of Gimbi, EthiopiaActive
10,294 acres28 mi SSW of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
9,869 acres17 mi SSW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
12,721 acres67 mi NW of Dembi Dolo, EthiopiaActive
3,143 acres18 mi ENE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
1,063 acres30 mi NW of Ayana, EthiopiaActive
8,453 acres110 mi WSW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
1,834 acres26 mi SSE of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
6,427 acres24 mi N of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
2,684 acres51 mi W of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
5,515 acres22 mi SSE of Asaita, EthiopiaActive
2,160 acres11 mi ESE of Asaita, EthiopiaActive
9,402 acres8 mi SSW of Metemma, EthiopiaActive
813 acres51 mi W of Gonder, EthiopiaActive
1,480 acres65 mi WNW of Gonder, EthiopiaActive
3,020 acres49 mi W of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
8,686 acres61 mi WNW of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
9,751 acres18 mi S of Metemma, EthiopiaActive
10,346 acres63 mi SW of Gambela, EthiopiaInactive
2,913 acres72 mi WSW of Tepi, EthiopiaInactive
1,411 acres43 mi S of Gambela, EthiopiaInactive
2,323 acres98 mi NW of Gambela, EthiopiaInactive
872 acres107 mi WSW of Gambela, EthiopiaInactive
4,371 acres45 mi SSW of Gambela, EthiopiaInactive

Largest fires on record

AreaLocationSinceStatus
370,598 acres100 mi SW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
286,259 acres65 mi NW of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
205,058 acres37 mi WNW of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
118,956 acres82 mi WSW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
101,419 acres32 mi NW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
101,120 acres43 mi ENE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
86,860 acres60 mi WNW of Dembi Dolo, EthiopiaActive
73,892 acres59 mi W of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
73,697 acres112 mi SW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
72,234 acres43 mi NNE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
65,540 acres72 mi WNW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
63,521 acres52 mi WSW of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
59,305 acres94 mi WSW of Tepi, EthiopiaInactive
56,950 acres54 mi NW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
46,317 acres93 mi WNW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive

Major fires per year

20252026
Year
2026499370,598 acres
20257773,697 acres

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