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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

Earthquakes Wildfires Floods Storms Volcanoes Tsunamis

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 572 significant wildfires here; the largest burned about 1,484 km².

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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
4.514 km E of Metahara, Ethiopia10.0 km
4.317 km NNE of Metahara, Ethiopia10.0 km
4.614 km NNE of Metahara, Ethiopia10.0 km
4.49 km WNW of Awash, Ethiopia10.0 km
4.614 km ENE of Metahara, Ethiopia10.0 km
4.413 km NW of Awash, Ethiopia10.0 km
4.422 km ESE of Awash, Ethiopia10.0 km
4.082 km NNE of Adama, Ethiopia10.0 km
4.2104 km NE of Mek'ele, Ethiopia10.0 km
4.510 km NE of Metahara, Ethiopia10.0 km
Show all (24)
MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
4.773 km SSE of Jinka, Ethiopia10.0 km
4.311 km N of Metahara, Ethiopia10.0 km
4.435 km SE of Debre Birhan, Ethiopia10.0 km
4.313 km NNE of Metahara, Ethiopia10.0 km
4.377 km E of Adama, Ethiopia10.0 km
4.673 km NE of Adama, Ethiopia10.0 km
4.232 km E of Wik'ro, Ethiopia10.0 km
4.430 km E of Wik'ro, Ethiopia10.0 km
4.545 km ENE of Gobesa, Ethiopia10.0 km
4.542 km E of Wik'ro, Ethiopia10.0 km
5.440 km S of Arerti, Ethiopia3.0 km
5.540 km S of Arerti, Ethiopia3.0 km
4.430 km SSW of Arerti, Ethiopia10.0 km
4.5near Metahara, Ethiopia10.0 km

Strongest earthquakes on record

MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
6.458 km NE of Asaita, Ethiopia15.8 km
6.359 km ENE of Asaita, Ethiopia12.0 km
6.329 km SSE of Jinka, Ethiopia12.0 km
6.155 km NE of Asaita, Ethiopia9.7 km
6.156 km NE of Asaita, Ethiopia11.7 km
6.159 km NE of Asaita, Ethiopia10.0 km
6.154 km NE of Asaita, Ethiopia10.0 km
6.013 km NE of Jinka, Ethiopia10.0 km
5.95 km NNW of Metahara, Ethiopia25.0 km
5.843 km NE of Asaita, Ethiopia10.0 km
5.752 km N of Awash, Ethiopia8.0 km
5.741 km ENE of Mek'ele, Ethiopia10.0 km
5.720 km NNW of Hayk', Ethiopia15.2 km
5.766 km NE of Asaita, Ethiopia10.0 km
5.630 km E of Wik'ro, Ethiopia10.0 km

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

572 major fires since 2025. The largest covered about 1,484 km².

Recent fires

AreaLocationSinceStatus
407 km²69 km ENE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
10 km²27 km E of Nejo, EthiopiaActive
9.8 km²105 km SW of Bambesi, EthiopiaActive
15 km²41 km SSE of Dembi Dolo, EthiopiaActive
135 km²28 km WNW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
4.1 km²51 km NE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
404 km²51 km NW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
287 km²69 km NNE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
228 km²87 km NW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
12 km²89 km WSW of Bambesi, EthiopiaActive
Show all (200)
AreaLocationSinceStatus
5.1 km²36 km SSE of Dembi Dolo, EthiopiaActive
103 km²85 km SW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
9.8 km²22 km ESE of Dembi Dolo, EthiopiaActive
346 km²97 km WNW of Dembi Dolo, EthiopiaActive
8.2 km²62 km ENE of Nejo, EthiopiaActive
174 km²67 km NW of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
58 km²33 km SE of Dembi Dolo, EthiopiaActive
7.3 km²16 km E of Fiche, EthiopiaActive
10 km²105 km W of Gonder, EthiopiaActive
9.2 km²65 km SW of Inda Silase, EthiopiaActive
67 km²87 km SW of Metemma, EthiopiaActive
30 km²59 km SSW of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
827 km²60 km WNW of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
3.8 km²67 km NW of Addis Ababa, EthiopiaActive
4.2 km²51 km N of Addis Ababa, EthiopiaActive
38 km²50 km N of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
17 km²19 km SSW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
36 km²173 km W of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
3.7 km²159 km SW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
33 km²55 km NE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
96 km²44 km WNW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
18 km²49 km W of Gutin, EthiopiaActive
19 km²116 km W of Gonder, EthiopiaActive
256 km²83 km WSW of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
58 km²40 km SE of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
124 km²92 km WNW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
77 km²208 km WSW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
119 km²58 km W of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
51 km²71 km SSW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
20 km²109 km W of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
8.4 km²73 km WNW of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
13 km²39 km SW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
14 km²48 km S of Metemma, EthiopiaActive
299 km²94 km W of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
23 km²34 km ESE of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
42 km²173 km WNW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
476 km²132 km WSW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
77 km²42 km NE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
127 km²117 km W of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
12 km²75 km W of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
9.2 km²168 km WSW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
101 km²35 km SSW of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
264 km²116 km WNW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
40 km²74 km W of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
187 km²150 km WNW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
118 km²53 km SW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
33 km²57 km NE of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
79 km²73 km N of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
62 km²56 km SW of Debre Mark'os, EthiopiaActive
43 km²42 km NNE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
5.4 km²73 km WSW of Metemma, EthiopiaActive
20 km²100 km SW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
69 km²24 km ESE of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
18 km²39 km WNW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
3.3 km²23 km ENE of Abala, EthiopiaActive
8.8 km²132 km WSW of Bambesi, EthiopiaActive
11 km²87 km W of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
8.8 km²93 km WSW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
6.5 km²117 km WSW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
11 km²43 km W of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
3.3 km²71 km WSW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
3.1 km²21 km SE of May Cadera, EthiopiaActive
34 km²135 km WSW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
1,158 km²105 km NW of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
86 km²39 km N of Nejo, EthiopiaActive
13 km²109 km WSW of Bambesi, EthiopiaActive
56 km²92 km SW of Bambesi, EthiopiaActive
49 km²65 km NE of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
28 km²44 km ESE of Metemma, EthiopiaActive
29 km²20 km SSE of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
32 km²105 km W of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
5.9 km²161 km WSW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
9.5 km²101 km W of Gonder, EthiopiaActive
101 km²82 km WSW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
21 km²160 km WSW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
4.3 km²166 km WSW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
23 km²176 km SSW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
8.9 km²193 km WSW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
3.7 km²68 km E of Jimma, EthiopiaActive
298 km²181 km SW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
1,484 km²161 km SW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
3.5 km²near Metemma, EthiopiaActive
13 km²197 km SSW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
3.3 km²98 km SW of Metemma, EthiopiaActive
6.0 km²115 km NW of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
24 km²173 km SW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
3.5 km²167 km SW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
21 km²29 km NNE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
166 km²168 km W of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
37 km²39 km SW of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
38 km²45 km SSE of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
71 km²35 km N of Gimbi, EthiopiaActive
38 km²70 km NE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
8.0 km²62 km N of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
19 km²34 km WSW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
5.7 km²22 km WSW of Shambu, EthiopiaActive
11 km²33 km N of Gimbi, EthiopiaActive
3.1 km²155 km SW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
4.3 km²94 km WSW of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
13 km²58 km W of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
10.0 km²56 km NNE of Gimbi, EthiopiaActive
6.3 km²39 km NE of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
19 km²40 km N of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
8.8 km²86 km WSW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
54 km²12 km SSW of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
13 km²29 km W of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
15 km²38 km NE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
10 km²199 km WSW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
69 km²192 km WSW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
27 km²85 km WNW of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
21 km²25 km E of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
25 km²33 km NE of Nejo, EthiopiaActive
23 km²80 km NW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
8.2 km²101 km W of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
7.4 km²67 km WSW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
12 km²71 km NE of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
17 km²32 km W of Bambesi, EthiopiaActive
48 km²59 km S of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
4.1 km²73 km NNE of Nejo, EthiopiaActive
81 km²67 km WNW of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
9.5 km²14 km S of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
5.1 km²186 km W of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
60 km²46 km N of Nejo, EthiopiaActive
18 km²28 km N of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
16 km²64 km WNW of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
3.8 km²59 km SW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
6.3 km²27 km SW of Gawane, EthiopiaActive
3.5 km²54 km WNW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
20 km²93 km NNE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
47 km²82 km SW of Bambesi, EthiopiaActive
32 km²60 km NNE of Gimbi, EthiopiaActive
17 km²62 km NW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
11 km²55 km WSW of Bambesi, EthiopiaActive
7.9 km²53 km SE of Abomsa, EthiopiaActive
13 km²38 km SSW of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
6.7 km²58 km NNE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
5.9 km²75 km SW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
6.4 km²83 km NNE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
4.7 km²33 km N of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
4.9 km²79 km NE of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
12 km²113 km NW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
3.3 km²64 km WSW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
31 km²48 km NNE of Nejo, EthiopiaActive
24 km²41 km NE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
18 km²61 km WNW of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
14 km²75 km NE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
64 km²39 km WNW of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
32 km²85 km W of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
6.9 km²96 km W of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
6.7 km²73 km NE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
102 km²96 km W of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
40 km²33 km SSE of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
30 km²39 km SW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
5.3 km²33 km NNE of Gimbi, EthiopiaActive
42 km²46 km SSW of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
40 km²27 km SSW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
92 km²59 km ENE of Nejo, EthiopiaActive
51 km²108 km NW of Dembi Dolo, EthiopiaActive
13 km²30 km ENE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
4.3 km²49 km NW of Ayana, EthiopiaActive
34 km²177 km WSW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
7.4 km²42 km SSE of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
26 km²38 km N of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
11 km²82 km W of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
22 km²36 km SSE of Asaita, EthiopiaActive
8.7 km²18 km ESE of Asaita, EthiopiaActive
21 km²67 km SW of Inda Silase, EthiopiaActive
38 km²13 km SSW of Metemma, EthiopiaActive
41 km²163 km WSW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
3.3 km²82 km W of Gonder, EthiopiaActive
6.0 km²105 km WNW of Gonder, EthiopiaActive
12 km²79 km W of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
35 km²98 km WNW of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
39 km²29 km S of Metemma, EthiopiaActive
42 km²101 km SW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
8.3 km²165 km WSW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
12 km²117 km WSW of Tepi, EthiopiaActive
12 km²86 km WSW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
5.7 km²70 km S of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
9.4 km²157 km NW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
25 km²118 km SW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
3.5 km²172 km WSW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
18 km²72 km SSW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
6.3 km²56 km NE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
14 km²29 km N of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
27 km²32 km SSW of Shendi, EthiopiaActive
14 km²12 km WNW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
17 km²12 km WSW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
12 km²53 km NNE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
7.8 km²77 km WSW of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive

Largest fires on record

AreaLocationSinceStatus
1,484 km²161 km SW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
1,158 km²105 km NW of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
827 km²60 km WNW of Dibate, EthiopiaActive
476 km²132 km WSW of Asosa, EthiopiaActive
407 km²69 km ENE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
404 km²51 km NW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
346 km²97 km WNW of Dembi Dolo, EthiopiaActive
299 km²94 km W of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
298 km²181 km SW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
287 km²69 km NNE of Mendi, EthiopiaActive
264 km²116 km WNW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
256 km²83 km WSW of Mambuk, EthiopiaActive
240 km²151 km WSW of Tepi, EthiopiaInactive
228 km²87 km NW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive
187 km²150 km WNW of Gambela, EthiopiaActive

Major fires per year

20252026
Year
20264941,484 km²
202578298 km²

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