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Ethiopia, Djibouti: 5.9 M s: Moderate NGDC 1972: 1969-03-29: Sardo 6.2 M s: IX 40 160 Many houses destroyed NGDC 1972: 1961-06-01 Karakore: 6.5 M s: IX 30 Many Moderate NGDC 1972: 1921-08-14: Massawa Subregion: 5.9 M s: VIII Some Severe NGDC 1972: 1875-11-02 Tigray Region: 6.2 Some Severe NGDC 1972: 1845-02-12 Some NGDC 1972: 1842-12-08 Ankober ...
The 1969 Sardo earthquakes, which occurred from 29 March 1969 to 5 April 1969 was an earthquake swarm of three events with magnitudes of 6.2 M w and 6.1 M w in the Afar Region, Ethiopia. All three tremors had estimated intensities of between IX (Violent) and VIII (Severe) respectively. It killed a total of about 20–40 people and further ...
Spillover of the Ethiopian civil war. Djiboutian armed forces execute a drone strike near the Ethiopian border, killing eight members of what the government described as a "terrorist group" involved in "hostile actions". The attack also injured an unknown number of civilians.
A viral video shared on X purports to show a recent 7.0-magnitude earthquake that occurred in California. Verdict: False The claim is false, as the video shows an April 2024 earthquake that struck ...
A post shared on social media purportedly shows a video of a recent earthquake that hit Tibet. Facebook/Screenshot Verdict: False The video is from 2024 in Japan. Fact Check: Firefighters in Los ...
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake and 7.5 magnitude aftershock flattened buildings, killing and injuring thousands. ‘Like the apocalypse’: Videos show devastation after huge earthquakes in Turkey ...
Dabbahu Volcano (also Boina, Boyna or Moina) is an active volcano located in the remote Afar Region of Ethiopia. This stratovolcano [2] is part of the Afar Triangle (Afar Depression), a highly active volcanic region which includes Erta Ale. [1] An eruption on September 26, 2005 created a large fissure in the ground, known as the Dabbahu fissure ...
The Depression overlaps the borders of Eritrea, Djibouti and the entire Afar Region of Ethiopia; and it contains the lowest point in Africa, Lake Assal, Djibouti, at 155 m (509 ft) below sea level. The Awash River is the main waterflow into the region, but it runs dry during the annual dry season, and ends as a chain of saline lakes .