Scientists estimate it will take at least 5 to 10 million years for the Afar region to be fully submerged. When that happens, ...

Ethiopia is grappling with an escalating seismic crisis as a series of earthquakes linked to the East African Rift raises fears of a potential volcanic ...

Following the designation of the original evacuation sites--where households displaced by recent seismic activity in the Afar ...

The explosions in December led to the exodus of the estimated 10,000 community members living in Seganto. Today, Seganto remains empty. Hassan Kamil Konte, a community elder, fled and now lives in a ...

Eight civilians have been killed in the Afar Regional State as the Djiboutian government reportedly carried out a drone ...

Ethiopia's Afar and Oromia regions have been hit by several earthquakes and tremors since the beginning of 2025. The strongest, with a magnitude of 5.7, struck on 4 January. The US Geological Survey ...

Ethiopia's Afar and Oromia regions have been hit by several earthquakes and tremors since the beginning of 2025. The strongest, with a magnitude of 5.7, struck on 4 January.

But it’s rare for earthquakes to directly trigger volcanic eruptions in Ethiopia. The current episode of earthquake activity is being caused by magmatic activity in Oromia and Afar region.

Awash Fentale — A semi-desert plain that lies between two rugged mountains has, for about five months, been the epicenter of volcanic activity in Ethiopia's Afar region. From a distance ...

Evacuations were underway in Ethiopia Saturday after a series of earthquakes, the strongest of which, a 5.8-magnitude jolt, rocked the remote north of the Horn of Africa nation. The quakes were ...