Biggest Earthquakes Near Addis Ababa, Ādīs Ābeba, Ethiopia
Ginir, Oromiya, Ethiopia
6.5 magnitude earthquake
1906-08-25 13:47:26 UTC
at 13:47
August 25, 1906 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 7.415, 40.813
32.2 km from
Ginir
(20.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Gewanē, Āfar, Ethiopia
6.4 magnitude earthquake
1938-09-27 02:31:56 UTC
at 02:31
September 27, 1938 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 10.453, 40.301
49.2 km from
Gewanē
(30.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Kemisē, Amhara, Ethiopia
6.2 magnitude earthquake
1961-06-01 23:29:25 UTC
at 23:29
June 01, 1961 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 10.466, 39.717
32.2 km from
Kemisē
(20.2 miles)
Depth: 25 km
Abomsa, Amhara, Ethiopia
6.0 magnitude earthquake
1961-06-02 04:51:16 UTC
at 04:51
June 02, 1961 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 10.162, 39.764
31.2 km from
Abomsa
(19.2 miles)
Depth: 20 km
Jinka, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region, Ethiopia
6.5 magnitude earthquake
1919-06-30 07:26:30 UTC
at 07:26
June 30, 1919 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 5.589, 36.724
10.2 km from
Jinka
(6.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Abomsa, Amhara, Ethiopia
5.9 magnitude earthquake
1961-06-02 05:44:56 UTC
at 05:44
June 02, 1961 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 10.257, 39.867
32.2 km from
Abomsa
(20.2 miles)
Depth: 20 km
Gâlâfi, Dikhil, Djibouti
6.5 magnitude earthquake
1989-08-20 11:16:56 UTC
at 11:16
August 20, 1989 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 11.766, 41.942
12.2 km from
Gâlâfi
(7.2 miles)
Depth: 11 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
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
Wenjī, Oromiya, Ethiopia
5.3 magnitude earthquake
1993-02-13 02:25:49 UTC
at 02:25
February 13, 1993 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 8.331, 39.308
13.2 km from
Wenjī
(8.2 miles)
Depth: 12 km
Gâlâfi, Dikhil, Djibouti
6.4 magnitude earthquake
1989-08-21 01:09:06 UTC
at 01:09
August 21, 1989 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 11.874, 41.87
17.2 km from
Gâlâfi
(11.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Dubti, Āfar, Ethiopia
6.2 magnitude earthquake
1969-03-29 09:15:53 UTC
at 09:15
March 29, 1969 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 11.875, 41.208
20.2 km from
Dubti
(12.2 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
Abomsa, Amhara, Ethiopia
5.4 magnitude earthquake
1961-06-03 15:23:21 UTC
at 15:23
June 03, 1961 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 10.305, 40.138
39.2 km from
Abomsa
(24.2 miles)
Depth: 20 km
Ziway, Oromiya, Ethiopia
5.2 magnitude earthquake
2017-01-27 16:29:22 UTC
at 16:29
January 27, 2017 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 7.712, 38.646
25.2 km from
Ziway
(15.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Butajīra, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region, Ethiopia
4.9 magnitude earthquake
1985-08-14 20:37:44 UTC
at 20:37
August 14, 1985 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 8.301, 38.524
26.2 km from
Butajīra
(16.2 miles)
Depth: 33 km
Kemisē, Amhara, Ethiopia
5.2 magnitude earthquake
1975-08-23 21:35:21 UTC
at 21:35
August 23, 1975 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 10.617, 39.732
18.2 km from
Kemisē
(11.2 miles)
Depth: 33 km
Metahāra, Oromiya, Ethiopia
4.9 magnitude earthquake
1989-05-11 20:53:51 UTC
at 20:53
May 11, 1989 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 8.946, 39.982
8.2 km from
Metahāra
(5.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Āwash, Āfar, Ethiopia
4.9 magnitude earthquake
2024-09-27 04:36:20 UTC
at 04:36
September 27, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 8.942, 40.083
10.2 km from
Āwash
(6.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
K’olīto, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region, Ethiopia
5.1 magnitude earthquake
2010-12-19 12:14:24 UTC
at 12:14
December 19, 2010 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 7.521, 37.839
35.2 km from
K’olīto
(21.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km