Scientists estimate it will take at least 5 to 10 million years for the Afar region to be fully submerged. When that happens, ...

While continental drifts take eons to fully effectuate, this ongoing split has experts concerned about its rapid progress.

Ethiopia's Afar and Oromia regions have been hit by several earthquakes and tremors since the beginning of 2025. The strongest, with a magnitude of 5.7, struck on 4 January. The US Geological Survey ...

Ethiopia’s Rift Valley has experienced at least 10 recent earthquakes, with the strongest reaching a 5.8 magnitude, ...

A scientist has warned that an area of East Africa could break away from the rest of the continent sooner than previously ...

AFRICA is splitting apart at double the speed than scientists first thought. A 35-mile-long crack in Ethiopia’s desert, first ...

At 4,000 miles long and 30–40 miles wide, the East African Rift (EAR) system is one of the geologic wonders of the world.

The explosions in December led to the exodus of the estimated 10,000 community members living in Seganto. Today, Seganto remains empty. Hassan Kamil Konte, a community elder, fled and now lives in a ...

Scientists are predicting that Earth's eighth continent could develop a lot sooner than initially thought. We'll be long dead ...

The Great Rift in East Africa is one of the few spots on Earth being actively separated by tectonic activity and will ...

Seismic upheaval in the Awash Fentale area has uprooted thousands from their homes. It has also raised questions about the ...