Within 300 km
Earthquakes near Shambu
Shambu, Oromiya, Ethiopia · population 31,100. Every earthquake within 300 km since 1900.
Past 30 days0M2.5+ within 300 km
Past year3M2.5+
Since 190015M4.5+, 2 of them M6+
How often M6+63 yraverage gap between M6+ quakes
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Magnitude 4.5+ per year since 1900
Within 300 km of Shambu. Small quakes were rarely recorded worldwide before the 1970s, so early years show fewer.
The strongest on record
- 6.1 82 km ENE of Debre Werk’, Ethiopia Nov 18, 1942
- 6.0 31 km NW of Abomsa, Ethiopia Jun 2, 1961
- 5.7 6 km NNW of Mehal Mēda, Ethiopia Jun 14, 1961
- 5.6 16 km WSW of Kobo, Ethiopia Jun 2, 1961
- 5.3 29 km S of Ziway, Ethiopia Jan 27, 2017
- 5.3 14 km SSE of Wenjī, Ethiopia Feb 13, 1993
- 5.2 38 km WNW of Waliso, Ethiopia Jan 23, 1968
- 5.1 3 km SSW of Hosa’ina, Ethiopia Dec 19, 2010
- 4.9 26 km S of Debre Sīna, Ethiopia Oct 26, 2025
- 4.9 27 km NNE of Insēno, Ethiopia Aug 14, 1985
The latest nearby
- 4.0 41 km NW of Metahāra, Ethiopia Jun 25, 2026
- 4.4 34 km SE of Debre Birhan, Ethiopia Apr 21, 2026
- 4.6 23 km WNW of Metahāra, Ethiopia Feb 15, 2026
- 4.9 26 km S of Debre Sīna, Ethiopia Oct 26, 2025
- 4.2 33 km W of Metahāra, Ethiopia Jan 23, 2025
- 4.4 12 km WSW of Debre Birhan, Ethiopia Jan 23, 2025
- 4.1 42 km W of Metahāra, Ethiopia Jan 18, 2025
- 4.4 40 km WNW of Metahāra, Ethiopia Jan 17, 2025
- 4.8 22 km WNW of Metahāra, Ethiopia Jan 12, 2025
- 4.5 39 km SW of Metahāra, Ethiopia Jan 7, 2025
- 4.3 28 km SE of Debre Birhan, Ethiopia Jan 6, 2025
- 4.3 32 km WSW of Metahāra, Ethiopia Jan 1, 2025
- 4.2 35 km NNW of Metahāra, Ethiopia Dec 31, 2024
- 4.2 39 km NNW of Metahāra, Ethiopia Dec 27, 2024
- 4.3 43 km NNW of Metahāra, Ethiopia Dec 26, 2024