There have been reports of earthquakes in Ethiopia, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate from their homes.
According to the reports, a series of earthquakes were recorded in Ethiopia on Saturday, including a 5.8-magnitude tremor.
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The number of earthquakes recorded in twenty-four hours were put at ten.
According to geologists, the current activity to the expansion of tectonic plates beneath the region.
No casualties have been reported thus far, but authorities continue to monitor the situation closely.
The development, it was noted, caused widespread alarm and evacuations in the country’s remote northern regions.
Ethiopia’s position along the Great Rift Valley, one of the most tectonically active zones in the world, makes it prone to earthquakes.
The developments followed months of seismic activity and led to quakes which affected the rural areas of Afar, Oromia, and Amhara.
According to the communication service or the Ethiopian government, approximately 2,000 people have already been displaced.
There are however reported efforts underway to provide temporary shelter for the most vulnerable among the 80,000 residents in the impacted regions.
The government also issued a press statement on the development.
“The occurrences of the earthquakes are increasing in terms of magnitude and recurrences,” it said in a statement, adding that experts had been dispatched to assess the damage.
“A 4.7-magnitude quake was the latest in the series, striking just before noon local time near Metehara in Oromia.”
The tremors have also raised fears of a volcanic eruption at Mount Dofan in the Afar region, which had previously been dormant.
