List of earthquakes in Ethiopia

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This is a list of notable earthquakes that have taken place in the history of Ethiopia.

Earthquakes

Date Region Mag. MMI Deaths Injuries Total damage / notes
2010-12-16 Jimma, Hosaena, Shenk'ola, Wenjela 5.1 Mb Many Many houses damaged NGDC 1972
1973-04-01 Ethiopia, Djibouti 5.9 Ms Moderate NGDC 1972
1969-03-29 Sardo 6.2 Ms IX 40 160 Many houses destroyed NGDC 1972
1961-06-01 Karakore 6.5 Ms IX 30 Many Moderate NGDC 1972
1921-08-14 Massawa Subregion 5.9 Ms 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 IX Many Severe NGDC 1972
1733-11-29 Some NGDC 1972
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand-alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

References

  • NGDC (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K

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