A 5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Ethiopia and a volcano erupts near Addis Ababa

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck Ethiopia and areas near Abumsa and Amhara in the African country, on January 4, 2025.- USGS

Cairo – January 4, 2025: A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Ethiopia on Saturday, killing at least 10 people and injuring several others.

The epicenter of the quake was at a depth of 10 kilometers, according to the Ethiopian Geological Institute and the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Some researchers in the field of earthquakes and geology expected the tremors to be larger and larger.

Breaking news. These earthquakes in Ethiopia continue to increase. Unless someone else claims otherwise, I was the only one who warned an hour before the first Power 5 in this series. Since this morning, they have started to grow. It initially rose to 5.2, then 5.5, and now 5.8. pic.twitter.com/ffXIylqwt4

– 🇨🇦Canadian🇺🇸earthquake🇧🇷researcher🇯🇲 (@mxdondevivo) January 4, 2025

Meanwhile, Mount Dovan volcano in the Afar region of Ethiopia has begun to erupt, and large cracks have begun to appear in the ground, according to the Ethiopian Geological Institute.

The Associated Press and BBC reported on Saturday that Ethiopian authorities urged thousands of residents to evacuate and move to temporary shelters.

Egyptian geologist at Cairo University, Abbas Sharaqi, said on his Facebook page that seismic activity in Ethiopia may intensify, with the tremors potentially serving as a harbinger. He also warned that volcanic activity could produce more lava and could spread to nearby volcanoes, especially Ventali to the south, which is located in a densely populated area.

Sharaqi added: “We do not wish for the Renaissance Dam to collapse, as our brothers in Ethiopia live safely away from the dam, but we were concerned for our brothers in Sudan, in addition to the fact that the waters of the Renaissance Dam have drowned.” [GERD] It serves as an important water reserve for Egypt.”

Egypt and Sudan have been holding talks with Ethiopia for more than a decade in an attempt to reach a binding agreement on the Renaissance Dam to protect their water rights. However, Addis Ababa continued the process of filling and operating the dam without the approval of the two downstream states.

Egypt announced last year that the revived negotiation process regarding the long-standing dispute over the dam had ended, as the fourth and final tripartite round of negotiations failed to achieve positive results.

Egypt attributed the collapse to Ethiopia's continued rejection of the technical or legal solutions proposed to protect the interests of the three countries.

Additional reporting by Amr Mohamed Qandil

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