Ethiopia’s government said it is evacuating approximately 80,000 people following a series of small-scale earthquakes in the Afar, Oromia and Amhara regions. At least 10 earthquakes were reported in Ethiopia since Friday, and there are signs of possible volcanic activity.

A volcano in northeastern Ethiopia was showing signs of starting to erupt on Friday, prompting authorities to move residents to temporary shelters, a state-affiliated broadcaster and a government geological office said.

A volcano in northeastern Ethiopia, located in the Afar region near Awash Fentale, is on the verge of erupting. Authorities are relocating residents to temporary shelters as a precautionary measure, with the site situated approximately 165 km from the capital,

Shiferaw Teklemariam, from the Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission, told the Reuters news agency that while it was too early to classify the activity as an eruption, authorities were taking precautions.

Evacuations are underway in Abomsa, central Ethiopia following a 5.8 magnitude earthquake, the nation's Communications Office announced Saturday.

A 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits Ethiopia causing alarm amid ongoing minor tremors and a volcanic eruption. Authorities are working to relocate residents at risk. Concerns rise over a major disaster in the Awash Fentale region near Addis Ababa.

Ethiopia was rocked by a record 10 earthquakes in just 24 hours this week, raising fears of recurring tremors in recent weeks. According to the US Geological Survey, the multiple quakes, ranging in magnitude from 4.3 to 5.1 on the Richter scale, occurred around the Fentale volcano in the Awash region of the country’s main Rift Valley.

Thousands of civilians in a remote part of northeastern Ethiopia are being evacuated after potentially dangerous volcanic activity, officials said Friday.

Authorities say over 51,000 residents remain at risk due to the increased seismic activity over the past two months. The Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission said on January 4, that 13,000 people from the Afar and Oromia regions have already been moved.