Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Shaking from these earthquakes was felt across much of the Oromia Region, causing widespread concern. [3] The epicenter of the strongest earthquake, which measured M w 5.2, was about 28 km (17 mi) northeast of Awash, and the depth of the event was approximately 10 km (6 miles). [4] Shaking was felt across central Ethiopia. [5]
Date Region Mag. MMI Deaths Injuries Total damage / notes Source 2025-02-14: Awash: 6.0 M s: VIII 2 Several Moderate 2010-12-16 Jimma, Hosaena, Shenk'ola, Wenjela : 5.1 M b: Many Many houses damaged
Satellite view of the area (2018) On 21–22 July 2024, two landslides buried two villages in the South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia, killing 257 people and injuring 12. [1] The second landslide buried those who had arrived to help in the wake of the first. These are the deadliest landslides in Ethiopian history. [2]
Throughout the year, earthquakes killed 593 people, making 2024 the least deadliest year for earthquakes since 2020. The vast majority of the year's fatalities were attributed to a M w 7.5 earthquake that struck the west coast of Honshu in Japan immediately after 2024 began, which was also the strongest event of the year and the deadliest in ...
The first 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the border region between Turkey and Syria, an area with a population of 13.5 million. The site of the fault line before the quake, taken on 6 September 2019 ...
Detailed satellite images give a bird’s-eye view Turkish towns before and after the earthquakes hit, and of relief efforts. Satellite images show shocking destruction caused by Turkey ...
List of earthquakes in Ethiopia; Erta Ale Range; Ethiopiaid; F. 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia; G. ... This page was last edited on 20 October 2019, at 18:59 (UTC).
At least 20 aftershocks follows, with another major earthquake – measuring at least 7.5 magnitude – striking central Turkey hours later Map of Turkey shows where massive 7.8 magnitude ...