Overall Orange alert Volcanic eruption for Fentale
in Ethiopia

Event summary

ORANGE alert: The Fentale Volcanic eruption is unlikely to require external humanitarian assistance based on the exposed population and coping capacity.

GDACS ID VO 1000105
Name: Fentale (221190)
Glide number: VO-2025-000002-ETH
Lat/Lon: 9.35 , 40.13
Event Date: 04 Jan 2025 UTC
Exposed Population 30km: About 110000 people within 30km
Exposed Population 100km: About 4230000 people within 100km
Max Volc. Explosivity Index VEI: No confirmed eruptions
Population Exposure Index PEI: 5
Inserted at: 04 Jan 2025 07:21 UTC

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Volcano Dofan - UNITAR-UNOSAT ActivationMon, 06 Jan 2025 10:21

UNITAR-UNOSAT Potentially Damaged Buildings has been activated
Ethiopia - Seismic and volcanic activity (ECHO 12 Jan 2025)Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:23

  • Since 22 December 2024, intense seismic activity has been registered in the southern Afar and northern Oromia regions in correspondence of the Dofan volcano. More than 80 earthquakes have been reported with magnitude between 4.3 up to 5.7. The strongest one (5.7) has been recorded on 4 January at 0.52 UTC at a depth of 8 km, approximately 15 km north of the aforementioned volcano.
  • The Ethiopian Red Cross Society carried out a rapid assessment in the affected areas. It is estimated that around 81,750 individuals have been affected. There are key concerns on emergency shelter, food assistance and clean water. 
Volcano Fentale - EC/ECHO daily mapMon, 27 Jan 2025 18:35

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2025. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

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Latest media headlines

Ethiopia Evacuates Thousands Amid Volcanic Threat in Afar Region 1/7/2025 7:37:00 AM.

Ethiopia is evacuating thousands from the Afar region due to potential volcanic activity at Mount Dofen, which has shown steam eruptions since Thursday, January 2. The long-dormant volcano’s activity has caused significant damage, including
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January 6, 2025 Task force established to assess earthquake risks in A.. 1/6/2025 11:12:00 AM.

Addis Abeba – A task force has been established to enhance precautionary measures and assess Addis Abeba’s vulnerability to earthquakes, following the recent 5.8-magnitude earthquake in the Afar region, which was felt in the capital. The Ad
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Grupo de trabajo evalúa vulnerabilidad de Addis Abeba ante sismos 1/6/2025 10:48:00 AM.

La capital etíope reporta perceptibilidad de los fuertes terremotos que sacuden al estado regional al norte del país, como el de magnitud 5,8 en la escala de Richter ocurrido el sábado pasado, informó la agencia Addis Standard. La alcaldesa
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Ethiopie secouée par de multiples tremblements de terre 1/5/2025 10:24:00 PM.

L’Éthiopie est confrontée à une crise sismique. De puissants séismes ont secoué le pays ces derniers jours, provoquant des évacuations massives dans les régions rurales d’Afar, Oromia et Amhara. Les autorités ont signalé une augmentation si
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (32), (2), INGV (2), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JSR (1),