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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]
A magnitude 7.8 tremor struck near Nepal's capital Kathmandu in 2015, killing about 9,000 people and injuring thousands in the country's worst ever earthquake. Among the dead were at least 18 ...
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 ...
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.
In 2015, a magnitude-7.8 quake struck near Kathmandu in Nepal, killing about 9,000 people and injuring thousands in that country’s worst earthquake A huge quake in Sichuan province in ...
KATHMANDU (Reuters) -Two earthquakes rocked western Nepal on Tuesday, injuring 17 people, damaging homes and triggering a landslide that blocked a major highway, authorities said. The landslide ...
The first documented earthquake event in the country dates back to 7 June 1255, during the reign of King Abhaya Malla. The quake, measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale, took the life of the king and wiped out a third of Kathmandu 's then population. [ 1 ]
Analysis shows a magnitude 5 to 6 quake could occur in the same area in the near future, Meng Hui, deputy head of Tibet's earthquake administration, said at the news conference.