Overall Green alert Volcanic eruption for Hayli Gubbi
in Ethiopia

Event summary

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

GDACS ID VO 1000126
Name: Hayli Gubbi (221091)
Lat/Lon: 13.51 , 40.72
Event Date: 23 Nov 2025 UTC
Exposed Population 30km: About 9000 people within 30km
Exposed Population 100km: About 350000 people within 100km
Max Volc. Explosivity Index VEI: No confirmed eruptions
Population Exposure Index PEI: 2
Inserted at: 24 Nov 2025 09:58 UTC

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Latest media headlines

Satellite pictures show the scale of Ethiopia’s sudden volcanic erupti.. 11/27/2025 2:25:00 PM.

Ethiopia’s long-dormant Hayli Gubbi volcano erupted into life this week after roughly 10,000 years of inactivity. It left a trail of destruction in nearby villages and caused flight cancellations after ash plumes disrupted high-altitude fli
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I vulcani "silenziosi" sono i più pericolosi: l''allarme degli scienzi.. 11/27/2025 2:15:00 PM.

Potremmo immaginare che la prossima grande catastrofe vulcanica arrivi da un gigante famosissimo come l’Etna o Yellowstone. E invece, avvertono gli scienziati, il vero pericolo nasce da tutt’altra parte: dai vulcani che sembrano dormire, qu
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Une éruption volcanique signalée dans la région Afar 11/27/2025 12:36:00 PM.

Toronto – Éruption volcanique signalée dans la région Afar en Éthiopie. L’incident s’est produit dimanche vers 10 heures du matin, heure locale, à Ertale, l’un des endroits les plus chauds de la planète et également l’une des attractions to
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Ethiopian Volcano Erupts for the First Time in Nearly 12,000 Years of .. 11/26/2025 10:14:00 PM.

The plume from the Hayli Gubbi volcano drifted east over the Arabian Sea and extended roughly 2,200 miles. The Hayli Gubbi volcano in the rural northeast of Ethiopia erupted November 23. A volcano in northern Ethiopia erupted Sunday, marki
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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),